Time for an evening update

(More pics from tonights adventures on Flickr)

First off, welcome to all of you that have found your way here from MyFoxCleveland's website.

Didn't have a whole lot of time today to dig around for new information, actually had to do the day job thing. We did get a chance this evening to sneak out without the children to do a little exploring on our own. First stop was the I-77 interchange to see how much more the water has risen there. It's up for sure! It's very likely that by morning the bridge will be covered, at least on the far end by the canoe livery. Then we went over to Zoar to get a look at the Michael Lane area. In less then 24 hours, that road has completely covered with water and there is no possible way using a vehicle to get in or out of that area. Folks are parking in Zoar and walking over the levee and through the woods to get to their houses. That cannot be fun. One thing we also were able to check out is the water levels on Olde Orchard. Luckily, it does not look like that road will have water on them like last time so that escape route out should be clear if needed. We also went over to check the level behind the Bolivar Dam. Currently the gauge is saying 39 feet, up 3 ft from Sunday. They are still releasing water into the Tusk overflow. Still not sure why unless they are still worried about the dam.
Denise and I do want to give a couple of shout-outs:

• First, to the crew at the Bolivar McDonald's who had read the blog and stopped to say hi when they saw us out walking tonight. Denise had also learned from them that as long as they can get supplies in from other restaurants, they will remain open which is good because I will be needing my large, unsweetened Ice Tea.
• Next, to the Lawrence Township Trustee's for having enough foresight to build the "escape" route. The water is already on the lowest part of Glenpark this evening and it would be likely that that route would have been cut off by Saturday.
• Also, the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Granted, I don't think that they are giving the whole story why we are getting flooded out again, but they are doing a tough and thankless job for all of us in this region.
  

That's it for now. Tomorrow is Good Friday and a day off so I will be out and about once again with more updates. Stay tuned!