Cashton Record - An Independent Wisconsin Newspaper... Serving The Cashton Area For Over 120 Years!

Letter to the Editor…

In 2019, my neighbors and I were forced from our homes by a record 14.3 inches of rainfall. Sadly, flooding in Southwest Wisconsin is becoming all too common, destroying properties, closing businesses, and costing all of us for the recovery.

I’m one of over 5 million Americans who currently pay for flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) which was created in 1968 to provide affordable insurance premiums for homeowners at risk of floo...