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Miami still deadlocked with FEMA officials after ‘intense’ meeting “We didn’t receive the damage in the past that we did with this one,” Wilson said last month, referring to the 2007 flood. Damage to parks, the swimming pool, fire station and other city buildings was estimated at more than $6 million.
What’s more, Miami leaders say state and federal officials “signed off” on project work sheets that listed all of the city’s damaged buildings and the cost to repair or replace them. “They were very apologetic for our being misguided,” Brassfield said. “That doesn’t help us right now.” City Manager Huey Long, who also attended the meeting, said he feels the city will receive some information in two to three weeks. The city also recently purchased flood insurance at a cost of about $16,000 annually. High water The 2007 flood was one of the worst on record for the city of Miami, Okla. The Neosho River rose 15 feet above flood level, damaging or destroying more than 550 homes and businesses in the city. 
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