City Dock Business Owners Recover From Friday’s Flood Damage

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — City Dock is simply a spot wherever radical dainty it arsenic a time of leisure arsenic they provender the ducks conscionable to relax. But Friday, it was underwater.

Young Chong’s Eagle Souvenir had sandbags placed successful beforehand but inactive had harm successful her store.

“I had sandbags successful the beforehand too,” she said. “I was ready!”

Monday, she spent the day sweeping and cleaning the remaining mess.

Next door, Pip’s Dock Street Dogs mislaid thousands of dollars successful concern and damage.

Ryan Lamy is the Owner.

“We mislaid Friday, Saturday, Sunday. We got successful present Sunday, spent the full time cleaning up. I would accidental minimum 4 1000 dollars successful equipment,” helium tells WJZ. “I request a caller condiment station, a full-size commercialized refrigerator that went out. Those aren’t cheap.”

A information signifier WJZ reported from implicit the play is disposable done Nov. 12.

The region is offering tiny businesses grants of up to $50,000. The City of Annapolis besides created a harm appraisal instrumentality for residents. For Lamy, he’s conscionable thankful to beryllium capable to unfastened up Tuesday.

“It is what it is. It’s each portion of opening a tiny business. It’s a roller coaster ride. It’s seasonal, there’s ever thing going on. Ask anyone of these guys oregon ladies who owns a tiny business. It’s ever something!”

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Lamy said Thursday, the time earlier the flooding, the metropolis sent representatives downtown to hole concern owners of what was ahead. A harm appraisal squad with the City’s Public Works and Planning and Zoning departments volition measure infrastructure, businesses, and residences this week.