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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Melba Coulter, 916 Minter Avenue, had lived in the same house since 1934. Debris and mud have not been in the home since 1936 since they put in red rock on the west side of Lincoln Avenue, but the flow goes through her yard from the mountain and her neighbor's drive. At age 79, her home is all she has, so it is a very frightening situation. In 1936 she remembers her slippers floating out the front door. She lost trees and shrubs in 1981 but could not afford to replace them. The City crew cleaned up about four inches of mud, and debris after the south Glenwood area was cleaned. Melba worked many days and evenings cleaning in July, August and September of 1981, after storms. John Taufer, 832 Minter Avenue, had his front lawn covered with approximately 2 inches of mud and debris with clean-up taking about 2 days of labor. Darryl Queen, 819 Bennett, had mud and debris in his front yard, on the sidewalk and gutter. He received a bruised foot from a board in the water and had to make a doctor's office visit to have it checked. There was some minor settling, and excessive damage to his grass, damage to the garden and erosion of the front parkway. He sandbagged across the front of his house at the time of the flood and there is now a berm from 9th & Bennett to his property which had a day's labor for each household so protected. Clean-up took 2 days, and his time lost from work cost $120. Lloyd and Patricia Barry Levy, 515 E. Ninth Street, h~ 2 1/2 feet of water and mud in their basement. Mud covered the lawn and concrete on the west and north sides of the house. This storm caused a slight increase in settling and $925.00 total costs plus 2 days labor outside, 5 days inside. Breakdown of costs were: Pumping out basement Furnace fan cleaning Loss of stored household effects $ $ $ 100.00 125.00 200.00