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MEADOWBROOK & HIAWATHA GOLF COURSES

Flood Disaster Recovery Project January 13, 2015

May 2014 It started raining

June 19, 2014 4.16 inch rainfall - closes golf courses

June 2014 11.36 inches is 2nd wettest June since 1874

June 2014 Federal Government/FEMA on site

July 21, 2014 Federal disaster declaration

July 2, 2014 Floodwaters receded from Hiawatha

September 3, 2014 Flood waters receded from Meadowbrook

September 29, 2014 Preliminary Storm Damage Assessment

October 17, 2014 Final report & estimates submitted to FEMA

November 13, 2014 FEMA submits draft funding report

-------- FEMA final report & funding approval

History

Working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)

• Levee breach

• 64 acres of dead turf

• 4 Greens (6,14,15 & 17)

• 75 Drowned trees

• Submerged irrigation

• Cart paths washed out

• $2.02 million

Meadowbrook Flood Damage

Meadowbrook Flood Damage

No.6 Fairway & Green

No.7 Bridge crossing

Silt and debris

No.8 Green

No.15 Green

No.15 Green

Flooded irrigation satellites

• Levee breach

• 47 acres of dead turf

• 2 flooded greens (10 & 17)

• 23 drowned trees

• Submerged irrigation

• Cart paths washed out

• $1.49 million

Hiawatha Flood Damage

Hiawatha Flood Damage

No.17 Green

No.10 Green

No.11 Tee

No.13 Fairway

Dead trees

No. 2 Fairway

No. 9 Fairway

No. 13 Fairway

A Disaster & An Opportunity - Three Options

a.) Just fix the FEMA funded damage b.) Repair the damage & address flooding, drainage and some irrigation c.) Renovate the courses – drainage, flooding, bunkers, tees, cart paths & clubhouse upgrades