Balloon Museum Ditch

During the month of July the City experienced two four-inch rains, which are believed to have caused the embankment slide at the National Balloon Museum. The City has been working with Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) mitigation specialists to determine funding sources available to make appropriate repairs to the embankment slide. The City has hired Allender Butzke Engineering at a cost of $7,000 to conduct soil borings and provide an action plan for repairs. It will take approximately two weeks to complete the report. This is an urgent matter and the City will proceed as quickly as possible with the advice of the engineer and FEMA.