March 29, 2024

Iowa City looks to buy more homes in flood plain

IOWA CITY — Since the 2008 floods, Iowa City has purchased and leveled more than 90 homes, and now the city hopes to expand the effort after last year’s flooding.

The city wants to secure more than $1 million in state and federal money to buy nine flood-prone properties along the Iowa River. Iowa City qualified for an Emergency Management Agency grant and $136,000 in state money for the project.