PORTSMOUTH -- A week after flood waters swallowed up streets in Olde Towne, homeowners are still in the recovery phase. Martha-Ann Creecy had more than a foot of flood water inside her historic home. She's mopped much of it up, but the warped wood floors and the stench of sewage indicate she’s got a long way to go to get back to normal. Many people who live along Dinwiddie Street say the city has been slow to fix storm drains and add a much-needed pump station to help the low-lying area. One city official tells 13News those issues might not get resolved any time soon because of money. There’s an emergency meeting of the Olde Towne Civic League at 7:00 p.m. Thursday. Organizers say they’ll discuss the sewage system problem and other issues from last week’s Nor’easter. The meeting will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Church Street.
