Perhaps we need to install a series of winches in the ceiling and "hoist" the floor up in an emergency?
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haha. Have you seen the ceiling? I'm pretty sure it would collapse...
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haha. Have you seen the ceiling? I'm pretty sure it would collapse...
I have to second this. Why does it seem like major events like this don't have the obvious effect of forcing decision makers to wake up and take pre-emptive action to protect things from similar future events?
Too many people take the stance "Oh, that was a once in a lifetime event - it certainly won't happen again...". Well, here we are, and now once again we'll have the opportunity to take pre-emptive action against the next time massive floods strike Ames, but I would be willing to bet Ames and ISU are 'business as usual' once clean-up is finished.
The plans were in the works at the time. However, they found that the land underneath where the reservoir would have been was too permeable so a dam couldn't be built (the water would leak out). If you are heading southbound on I35 there are two rest stops within a couple of miles of each other. This is because one was supposed to be a scenic overlook viewing the future reservoir - which never came to be.
Not as much. Little miffed right now they couldn't build a third wing for our top 10 volleyball program though. :wink:
I don't think you realize how much it would cost to fix a problem like this. Plus, these storms as WAY above the 100-year flood elevation. There a building in Des Moines with a floor elevation 4' above the 100-year flood elevation and still have water pouring into them. There isn't much you can realistically do in that case.
LOL.....actually, the ceiling does not support anything except the mercury vapor lights. I supposed you could rig some winches to the I -beams in the attic but I don't think the floor would stay together.
All the floor is is a bunch of 4 by 8 and 4 by 4 foot sections bolted together on the sides. You simply have to unscrew the bolts, and then lift the pieces onto a cart. Not a big deal. :smile:
dryburn said:
Basketball court: 94' x 50' = 4700 sq ft.
$150,000/4,700 = $31.92/sq ft
That's why auctioning it off in pieces works to replace it. I'm in!
Seriously, i think it is time to revisit the ol' 100 year flood claims. 100 year my ***. These things are happening much more frequently. just like Cedar Rapids was the city 'that could never flood'. please.
Only thing you could hope to do at this point is somehow levy along Lincoln way in front of Hilton, then south along university.
Of course everyone would be screaming about the loss of parking.
Can anyone give any details on the aftermath of the '93 flood? I've heard it occurred in early July, so there was more time to clean up. Was Hilton open for volleyball/basketball that year? Was there any major damage to buildings in the main part of campus, etc.?
Ok fine, recalculate your 100-year water levels. Its not going to make a difference for Hilton, its still going to be at the same level. There is nothing you can do other than building a huge berm so that water doesn't get there. And that will just cause more flooding issues downstream.
Haven't seen this posted yet...
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Plus you still need to have access to the parking lots. So water would just back up through the driveway instead of over the whole site. The only way to fix the problem would be building a levy on the other side of the road.
in the CR / Marion area much of what was formerly the "500 year" plain is now being called the "100 year" plain.
not sure if this is official or what - but a coworker of mine was recently informed by his insurer that his backyard up to a foot away from his back door is now "100 year flood plain" and it never was in either plain before. Multiple people have been told they are now 100 year when they used to be 500 year.
this may just be insuance adjusting when they have an opportunity too.
