The message was clear at Thursday morning's press conference. It's time to begin the clean up phase and the city is asking citizens to help in two more ways.
The Cedar River's crest has passed. The water is going down in Cedar Rapids. Now, it's time to release some of the pent-up emotion. That's exactly what happened during Mayor Corbett's speech at a morning press conference.
You filled 300,000+ sandbags, fed volunteers, built temporary levees, created 10 miles of Hesco flood barriers, AND you were there for each other. You saved a city.
The Cedar River crested in Cedar Rapids Tuesday at 21.97 feet, its second highest level in history. However, for those touched by floodwaters, this flood is only beginning.