Page 4 University Daly Kansan, July 9, 1981 Great Bend denied federal aid for flood damage By JULIA SANDERS Staff Reporter More than three weeks after being hit by a devastating flood, Great Bend, Kn. was dented federal aid yesterday. The Emergency Management Agency. The request for federal aid made by Governor John Carlin was based on damage estimates of the June 14 flood prepared by the State Division of Emergency Preparedness totaling over $17.1 million. ACCORDING TO FEMA Public Affairs Officer Bob Clair, the request was denied because "the severity and magnitude of the damage is simply not Rick Zimmerman and son Ricky beyond the state and local capabilities to cope with." However, Carlin disagrees with the opinion and has appealed to the judge. "The governor has asked us to take another look, and we are." Blafr said. Blair said another FEMA survey crew would be sent in to estimate the total damage. The FEMA decision has also caused widespread disapproval in Great Bend, according to acting City Administrator Dean Akins. "Like me, most people feel the figures were way too low and they don't agree with the decision." Aktins said. "When they sent the first team out the second time, I thought we had a good chance—evidently, that's not the case." he said. MCKINGS AND OTHER CITY officials were not satisfied with the initial FEMA damage surveys conducted, and the local agency was investigating, which the FEMA granted. "Maybe the third time's a charm," Akinga said. Akings said Great Bend did not have the money to repair city property damages or to help residents as the FEMA decision implem Though federal grant money has been denied by FEMA, loan assistance programs may still be made available through the Small Business Administration and the Farmers Home Administration, Akings said. "We do not have the money, if our streets keep deteriorating, to repair them," Aikins said. "We may not even have the money to do the patching." However, Akings said he feels loan assistance may not be enough. "Most of our people, especially the elderly, needed the grants. A loan is not going to do them any good—they don't have the credit to get one," he said. "Even so," Akings said, "I won't give up hope." WHILE THE QUESTION of receiving federal aid remained unanswered, the citizens of Great Bend pulled together to help each other. The Red Cross, 100 Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers and people unarmed by the flood were among theomatic time and money to flood victims. Many of the local churches have joined together to form an intra-faith flood relief program. According to Father William Vogel from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, who is treasurer of the flood relief agency, they have been coming from private donors. "One anonymous donor wrote me a check for $10,000." Vogel said. 20,000 was hit by a ristorm last month unlike anything it had ever seen. When it was over 75 percent of the city was flooded with water and houses and 160 businesses were damaged. "He also wrote a check for the same amount to St. Patrick's Church," he added in a whisper. Even though local aid has been a big help, it cannot begin to cover the extensive damage, most of which is not covered by insurance, he said. The rain began about 6 p.m. on Sunday, June. 14 by 2 a.m. Monday, 15 inches had fallen west of town. In town, 13 inches had fallen and it was still raining. Under the cover of night, the rain-water creep into the city, catching many residents off guard. Some people find to their hidebanks floating in water. Like most residents, Rick and Rhonda Zimmerman did not have any flood insurance. The Zimmermans and their three young children live in the east part of town, in an area that was hit hard by the flood waters. Nearly everything in their home was damaged or destroyed, and Zimmerman doesn't know where the money will come from to replace the loss. "I guess we'll just have to start over," he said. "It's too bad this didn't happen in a foreign country. At least they would have gotten the money from our government right away," he added. Zimmerman said he received some help from the Red Cross. In the first week after the flood, the Red Cross bought each member of his family a house, gave them money for groceries and supplied them with a new mattress. "I used to not think much of the Red Cane. I thought it was a joke, but not any other." LAST SUNDAY Zimmerman was still working to clean up inside his home. The only thing left in its proper place was a picture hanging on the wall. The floors, once carpeted, are now bare wood. All the wall paneling lay stacked in the middle of the living room. Maneuering around the house was difficult. Odd pieces of furniture were pulled away from the wall, tools and assorted junk were scattered everywhere. Toward the kitchen, the refrigerator and washer were sitting in the middle of the floor. Zimmerman would look if they even work anymore. better off than others. Pointing across the street, he said the house there would need most of the inside walls torn down and rebuilt. "The first week it was pretty bad for us, but hell, everyone else is in the same boat," he said. Until more help is available, Zimmerman will just keep coming back to his home every day to do what he can. "I'd just as soon have had a tornado or a fire as a flood, at least everything is totally destroyed. With a flood, everything is such a mess." "It will take another two weeks just to get things back to half-way normal," he said. Even so, Zimmerman said he is THE CENTRAL KANSAS town of "Oh well." Zimmerman said as he shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "At least it will give me something to do." A couch, headboard, other household items and lumber are among the water damaged debris that was piled up and abandoned after the Great Bend flood. Heavy rains caused extensive flooding and damage in Great Bend on June 14. Age discrimination charged in suit against KU A $150,000 discrimination suit against the University of Kansas was filed Monday on behalf of Edward Julian in the U.S. District Court in Topeka. Julian, director of special programs in the KU office of University Relations, charged in the suit that when the position of associative director in his office was created in 1978, he was asked to become a candidate because of his age. Julian is 50. ACCORDING TO THE complaint, KU created the position without notifying everyone in the office. This would insist affirmative action guidelines. The suit charges that except for his age, "the plaintiff would have been appointed associate director because he was equally or better qualified." Bob Burdick, 33, is currently associate director in the office of University Relations. Julian was appointed director of special events for the Office of Special Events in 1974. 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