Guess what? More rain up north which means the water will be at 28.5 by Sunday Morning. Here we go again. I really wish I had better news. Kyron

The Govenor sent the Fema reps to the Marina this morning and we gave them the damage and what it would cost to repair. They send that off to the qualifiying office and then to a loan office. Our landlord might have to file on our behalf since we dont own the land. The Fema rep said for now he would file on both our behalves to speed things up. The phone calls have worked , we made enough noise they were sent here just to look at the Marina. Fema has to look at both my lease and our landlords lease with the City to see who is best served handling the issue, very promising morning. No more rain would be a great encore . The boys are getting the marina ready for the weekend and hope the water goes down so we have some fuel for those who need it. Thanks for all the support. Kyron

Water is still high but is decreasing at the rate it was before, the boys will make sure all piers that are left get tended too. They are starting with 1 and 2 and moving south. I have still heard nothing from our insurance agency, partialy due to 2 different claims and somehow different adjusters. Nema has an open file and has been very attentive to us this week, I believe that comes from all the calls placed by boaters to either Sen Norquist office or perhaps Lee Terry’s office. IT is the first promising sign since this Summer has started. Keep it up

Corps of engineers has notified us the river is going to rise 3ft+ over the next 3 days. Quote of the day( I think your cup over floweth) made by a wise cracking insurance adjuster. He is now seeing how deep 22.1 feet is . stay tuned…..

Members from piers 5,6,7,8,9, are asked to come down Wednesday at 5pm to Identify their lifts and dock boxes. We will tag the lifts and place them in the grassy area along the road. We then want to take out all those piers of they are not salvageable so we can move forward with repairs and or replacement piers. I have not heard from Fema or Nema on our status but I hear this process takes time. Those who cant make it please call office and speak with Mick. This is all based on if the weather is nice, if there is a storm Wednesday night we will try to do it another day, Stay tuned

All members of piers 5,6,7,8 are requested to come down Wednesday night and identify their lifts so we can tag them for removal. You can either leave your lift at marina or take it home. We will notify those who want to take it home the day we take it out of the marina. If you want to keep or recover you canopy please be there Wednesday night and we will shuttle members to their piers. If this date doesnt meet your needs please call Mick so he can reschedule, sooner the better. This is the beginning of putting the marina back together it will not happen overnight. We are doing what we can to salvage what we can of this year but we have to start putting a plan together for the following years, I want to thank everyone for their support and patients. Kyron

River levels for the next two weeks.
OMAF 24.2 24.0 23.8 24.1 24.0 23.5 23.3 23.1 23.0 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 23.0

IT was 23.5 today and doesnt go anywhere for 14 days. Water is still dirty on the river so for those who get out be careful.

Notification of a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Nebraska

July 15, 2010

Federal Disaster Declaration Fact Sheet

This afternoon, July 15, 2010, President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Nebraska, triggering the release of Federal funds to help communities recover from the Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes beginning on June 1, 2010, and continuing. Details of the disaster declaration and assistance programs are as follows:

Declaration Number: FEMA-1924-DR
Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Incident Period: June 1, 2010, and continuing

Federal Coordinating Officer: Stephen R. Thompson
National FCO Program

Public Assistance: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: (Assistance to State and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities):

Designated Counties: Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cass, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dodge, Douglas, Frontier, Garden, Garfield, Greeley, Harlan, Hayes, Holt, Howard, Keya Paha, Knox, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Richardson, Rock, Sarpy, Saunders, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thomas, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, and Wheeler Counties.

Hazard Mitigation: HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM: (Assistance to State and local governments and certain private non-profit organizations for actions taken to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards):

Designated Counties: All counties in the State of Nebraska are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

OTHER: Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation

Piers 6,7,8,9 where all damaged by the storm last night. Pier 9 was the first to be pulled out of the mess and seems to be fine. They will set that and move on. IT appears the floods and storms have taken there toll on 6,7,8 and they will have to be pulled out and new ones made. Those boaters who have lifts on them will be contacted when they get to pulling them out. The people on those piers will be shuffled on a lottery basis any open slips. The rest I am sorry to say will be tailoring there boats for the rest of the year. Our insurance is pending for replacing 6,7,8, and we are looking at all avenues to put Sandpiper Cove Marina back together . ANy thoughts or ideas are welcome as long as they are positive and productive. Any comments in the negative are not going to help any of the staff or myself , we didn’t cause this mess and we have spent a lot of time and money trying to make it right just to have mother nature come at us again. I want thank all the volunteers that have helped all summer and who continue to help. I will update when gas dock is working.

Update- No word from our insurance company yet, but I did get a letter from Congressman Lee Terry and we have his support and is going to reach out to the Governor and see what kinda state or federal aid we can get. This letter was mailed before last nights storm. I have heard a few comments about that fact that the gas dock is on our agenda. Rememer folks there are 250 plus of you and we cant make you all happy and there are a great deal who have expressed the need to the gas dock to be open. We are doing the best we can and are awaiting some news from our insurance company on how to move forward, I am very happy that Congressman Terry has reached out to us and offered his help. Stay tuned…

Well last nights storm didnt help our cause on bit. That high wind has taken the majority of canopies and left them in ruins. The canopies were nothing but sails last night for piers 5,6,7,8,9. Five is still in place but bent in a snake like figure.The other four will have to be slowly taken apart starting with the canopies then the lifts just to see if they are salvagable. This year has not been the kindest to put it softly but the guys were already putting things back in order until the lighting picked up last night. I wish I had better news. The guys will clear the mouth and move those 4 piers out of the way so boats can be trailered this weekend. The gas dock is also on the agenda to have working for the weekend, no promises though cause we still dont know the extent of the damage. All we can do is move forward.