The Merritt city council voted at the June 9 meeting to contribute $1,000 to the Cache Creek Flood Damage Recovery Fund.
“The damage is 90 per cent residential,” said councillor Ginny Prowell, who said she visited the town recently. “There were massive boulders on properties, houses pushed right off their foundations . . . the water just came right up out of that culvert and just took everything out.”
She said she didn’t think $1,000 was enough support.
Mayor Menard said he had spoken with Cache Creek mayor John Ranta. “He said the support in kind was unbelievable from local contractors with backhoes and cats and whatnot, he couldn’t believe how fast it came and no question about anything,” said Menard.
“But he said that’s very difficult for us to do. I asked what can we do, and he said a financial contribution of some kind to a special fund they had . . . would be very much appreciated.”
Councillor Prowell attempted to amend the motion to raise the contribution to $5,000, but did not get support from council.
