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commercial buildings in the City of
Easton. Flooding events occur in
the area due to a sustained
duration of high-intensity rainfall
and to elevated water levels of the
Stranger Creek and Dawson
Creek . This has caused
significant danger to both
residents and emergency
personnel, as well as
damage to homes and
businesses. There are 17
structures identified on
the Repetitive Loss Properties list
for the City of Easton and are
reported to have flood insurance.
Two of the structures were
identified as having been
mitigated. In total, 28 residents of
the City of Easton have flood
insurance with coverage of
$3,550,000. The City of Easton
has had 111 claims since 1978
totaling $1,461,919.
6 Seek funding to retain an engineer
to design community tornado
shelters and apply for grant
funding for construction. A lack of
tornado shelters poses a serious
risk to the safety of the
community. The City of Easton
has identified a need for
Community Storm Shelters.
7 Conduct an engineering study, in
association with the State of
Kansas, to examine the feasibility
of raising the State highway 300
yards east of First Street to the
twin bridges over Stranger Creek.
The City of Easton has historically
experienced flooding events, often
resulting in the flooding of the
State Highway leading in and out
of the city, leaving residents and
commercial without an egress to
the city, resulting in economic loss
to the community. The relocation
of the State Highway to the twin
bridges over Stranger Creek
would allow residents and
commercial commodities to travel
through the community during
M 1,2 Tornado, Windstorm On-going City of Easton Cost: Unknown
Funds: Local, State, Federal
Completion Date: 31 Dec 2015
M 1,2 Flood On-going City of Easton Cost: Unknown
Funds: Local, State, Federal
Completion Date: 31 Dec 2015
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