Some property owners in Whitesboro woke up early Thursday morning to see the Sauquoit Creek had risen again.
“It came up to the washer door, so that’s a good six inches," said Ron Loubier of Whitesboro.
Loubier’s family is one of many that lost their home years ago to flooding, and is continuing to pay for their destroyed homes and new places to live.
What You Need To Know
- Some village of Whitesboro residents spent Thursday cleaning up after flooding
- It's an unfortunate but familiar situation in the area
- Hope came in 2020 when the Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, announced a buyout program
- Homeowners who signed up said they are still waiting for their properties to be purchased
“Paying taxes, another mortgage, paying two mortgages, because a lot of people here have a mortgage on their houses here. Then you've got some people that foreclosed on their house,” Loubier said.
Hope came in 2020 when the Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, announced a buyout program. Loubier said homeowners who signed up are still waiting for their properties to be purchased, still making payments on the properties and still dealing with flooding instances like this one at the same time.
Spectrum News 1 reached out to the NRCS for an update and are awaiting a response.
