CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (AP) -- Cedar Rapids is creating a new disaster recovery program to help residents replace personal items lost in the flood of 2008.
The City Council approved the program on Tuesday.
It will provide up to $10,000 in assistance to households.
The program, which will be funded with $10.5 million from local-option sales taxes, is expected to help about 1,400 residents.
The Cedar River submerged about 10 square miles of Cedar Rapids in June 2008.
Full program rules and guidelines will be available on July 1 on a city website, www.Cedar-Rapids.org.
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