BRIEFING OF THE WEEK TO UPDATE
THE COMMUNITY ON THE
FLOODING.COUNTY OFFICIALS AND
AREAS NONPROFITS SAID THEY’RE
DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MITIGATE
THE EFFECTS OF THE WATER.THAT
MEANS LIMITING SOMEROADS TO
EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY AS WELL AS
HAVING A RED-CROSS SHELTER ON
STANDBY FOR RESIDENTS.FORTUNA
TELY, SHERIFF LEO DUTTON SAYS NO
ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR
PHYSICALLY HARMED BY THE
FLOODING.THE SHERIFF SAID ITS
MOSTLY BEEN MENTALLY TAXING FOR
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA AND THAT
TENSIONS ARE RUNNING HIGH AMONG
NEIGHBORS.ONE OF
THE BIG FOCUSES NOW FOR THE
COUNTYIS PUTTING PUMPSIN PLACE
TO
MOVE WATER.###




{"ALL THE WATER IN THE VALLEY AT
THIS TIME, IT FLOWS TO THE D2
DITCH, IT FLOWS UNDERNEATH THE
INTERSTATE, IT FLOWS UNDERNEATH
THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND THEN IT
HEADS TOWARDS LAKE HELENA, SO
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON’T GET A CHOKE POINT DOWN
THERE SO WERE IN THE PROCESS
OF WORKING ON THAT ALSO
TOO"}{###}




[(***DCARLSON***)]THE COUNTY HAS
ALSO SET UP A HOT LINE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS RESIDENTS MAY HAVE
ABOUT THE FLOODING.THAT
NUMBER TO CALL IS
406-447-1605.THE HOTLINE WILL BE
STAFFED UNTIL 7
TONIGHT AND WILL REOPEN TOMORROW
MORNING.
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[(***DCARLSON***)]LEWIS
