Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jul 18
Kerrville Dance Studio Floods Twice in 2 Years, Forcing Another $100,000-Scale Rebuild
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jul 18

Kerrville Dance Studio Floods Twice in 2 Years, Forcing Another $100,000-Scale Rebuild

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 18

Summary

  • Thursday’s flood tore through CeCe Jean Saunders’ Kerrville dance and cheer studio, ripping away a prop shed, inundating the building and pushing water under a newly replaced cheer floor.
  • 2 years after the studio’s first flood in 40 years, Saunders was rebuilding again; last year’s repairs cost about $100,000.
  • Friday, volunteers shoveled mud and debris from the little blue building on the Guadalupe River as rains began easing across the battered Texas Hill Country.
  • The repeat damage underscores how quickly what seemed a once-in-a-lifetime disaster has become a recurring threat for riverfront businesses in Kerrville.

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