More Iowa City Evacuation Orders Lifted

Erika Levis, of Coralville, Iowa, holds a sandbag to be filled while volunteering along Normandy Drive, Saturday June 7, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa. Officials warn that the Coralville Reservoir could top its spillway and flood Iowa City by Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Iowa City Press-Citizen, Matthew Holst)

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More Iowa City Evacuation Orders Lifted

City of Iowa City

By Becky Ogann

The evacuation order issued on June 12, 2008 is hereby WITHDRAWN for the following streets only:
Foster Road (west of Idylwild Drive- clarification added)
Louis Place
Algonquin Road
Arch Rock Road
Mackinaw Drive
Mission Point Road
Flint Road
Manitou Trail
Sugar Loaf Circle
White Oak Place
Swisher Lane
Swisher Street
Walker Circle
Moses Bloom Lane
Martin Street
Willenbrock Lane
Ball Street
Canton Street

Mayor Regenia Bailey lifted the MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS after staff had determined the properties met the criteria for re-entry as follows:

1. sufficient access for public safety (fire and police)
2. low potential for rapid flooding or fast current (e.g. breach of a temporary levy or localized rainfall)
3. presence or absence of utilities creates a potential safety risk
e.g. sewer
e.g. live power

Persons enter flood affected areas at their own risk.

The lifting of any mandatory evacuation order does not ensure the stability of any structure. The potential for multiple hazards still exists in the area (e.g. flood debris, hidden hazards, unstable ground).

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR INSPECTIONS IN AREAS NOT SUBJECT TO MANDATORY EVACUATION

All structures within flood affected areas must be evaluated for both structural and utility integrity prior to re-occupancy. If you are not located in a mandatory evacuated area and wish to schedule an inspection please call the Housing & Inspection Department at 356-5130.

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