Property owners frustrated with government buyout program

Some property owners who accepted a buyout from the federal government because their homes are prone to regular flooding say they’ve grown frustrated with the long wait times to get their checks.

An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows the government has spent more than $5 billion over the past three decades on it flood buyout program, and the costs have been rising over the past decade.

This spring’s flooding in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest is likely to add more home to the buyout list.

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