Last weekend marked a year since the Halloween storm swept through the Mohawk Valley. In Dolgeville, several homes are still condemned as neighbors continue dealing with the storm’s aftermath.

"I just want to be able to move on with my life, it's very hard, it's very emotional,” said Sarah Jaquay, a Dolgeville resident.

She and her husband, David, own one of those condemned homes. Like several others in the neighborhood, it was hit hard by rising waters from the East Canada Creek.

"It was 41 inches inside the house, and like 64-[6]8 outside. Don't hold me to it,” David said.

Walking down North Main Street, which took the brunt of the flood in the village, is quiet.

"It's just very sad. These were homes. There were kids always out playing,and now you have just debris still here because no one has the money for the rest of the cleanup,” said Sarah.

Front doors still have red "X"s painted on them, and many neighbors have left their homes behind.

David has lived in several homes on the street. He’s seen flooding in the past, but never like last year.

"I left my truck sitting there. If I would've thought for a second the water was going to get that high, I probably would've taken it with me."

He’s also the village’s fire chief and was on scene to make sure people got out of their homes and stayed off the flooded street.

"My guys were awesome. I can't imagine doing this with anyone else, as far as I'm concerned, they are the best,” he said.

When the flood water finally receded, the community came together to show support. There were benefits and volunteer cleanup efforts. And for the Jaquay’s, a stranger even took them into their home.

"It really meant a lot, complete stranger's just pitching in. This place is really awesome when it comes to that, it's a small community but everybody helps,” Sarah explained.

A little over a year after the storm, they have a place of their own, but they’re still looking for closure and an opportunity to move past the flood.

"I'm done. I'd love to move on, I'd like to not have to think about the house, or what we're gonna have to do with it, and how to come up with money to do it,” she said.

The village has submitted a letter of intent for a program that could provide buyouts.