October 2005 floods

October 2005 floods

Over 5 times the normal rainfall bestowed us during the month of October. 2005 rainfall will break any existing records that NOAA has kept. The rains of October did not hit Hancock as hard us other towns West of us, but we managed to receive substantial damage in several locations. The links below will bring you to each specific location and show pictures of the damage as well as the dollar cost of the damage. Fortunately for us the Federal Emergency Management Administration declared Hillsborough County a disaster area that made us eligible for disaster assistance to help defray the cost. Below is the 6 hardest hit areas.

Depot Road

Verney Road

Old Dublin Road

Jaquith Road

Willard Pond Road

Cavender Road

Along with these 6 major areas we also experienced minor problems on Longview Road, Eaton Road, Old Town Road, and Weston Road. All together we had over $66,000.00 of damage from these two events (not including the replacing of Cavender Road Bridge). We have made all roads passable, but still have some work to finish during the summer of 2006. The flooding of 2005 will not be forgotten, and neither will the help and assistance that we received from so many people. Without the help form other agencies, both Town and State, and the support of the local contractors and citizens the repairs would have taken much longer, and much more costly. Let’s hope that 2006 is sunnier and drier for everyone.

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