TUESDAY UPDATE: Nunda Township Still Needs Volunteers to Fill Sandbags

UPDATE: Monday, April 22

Nunda Township continues to need help filling sandbags, according to a McHenry County press release issued on Monday afternoon.

Several departments of McHenry County government late Monday afternoon issued another plea for help filling sandbags for Nunda Township.

An automated message was sent on behalf of the county, the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency and the sheriff's office.

"Nunda Township is seeking volunteer assistance in sandbagging efforts," the message stated.

Volunteers can go to the township offices at 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. More information is available by calling 815-459-4410.

Nunda's sandbagging work will resume at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, the message stated.

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UPDATE: Sunday, April 21

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office reports Nunda Township continues to need volunteers to fill sandbags at the Nunda Township Highway Commissioner's headquarters in Crystal Lake.

Volunteers began filling more bags at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Nunda Township residents living along the Fox River and in low lying areas are dealing with flooding, and more bags are needed.

Anyone interested in volunteering can go to the headquarters location at 3518 Bay Rd., Crystal Lake. More information is available by calling 815-459-4410.

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Original Article Posted Friday, April 19

As of Friday afternoon, volunteers and public works department workers from Nunda Township had made somewhere between 25,000 to 30,000 sandbags to help residents dealing with flooding.

Volunteers continued to fill the bags, and Mike Lesperance, Nunda Township Highway Commissioner-elect, said workers would keep filling the bags until the demand for them stops.

"We had 80 or 90 volunteers filling bags last night, and today we've had about 40 people working filling bags," Lesperance said."We still need help."

Most of the bags are going to Nunda Township residents living along the Fox River.

Residents living in the Burton's Bridge area have been hard hit, and Nunda Township closed Rawson Bridge Road, near Broken Oar, to through traffic at 11 p.m. Thursday, Lesperance said.

Other hard-hit neighborhoods include Riverdale subdivision, near Route 176 and Island Lake; Bayview Beach;  Orchard Heights in McHenry; and Riverside Park in McHenry.

Some of the volunteers included a group of mission students who helped at township headquarters filling sandbags and also side-by-side at houses along the river.

"This has been a good experience," said Colton Brown, of Salt Lake City, Utah. "It's especially nice to help out in the community. Most of the people we've been helping are elderly."

Sandbags are being delivered to those in need, and some homeowners are picking them up from the Nunda Township Highway Commissioner's headquarters at 3518 Bay Road, Crystal Lake.

Volunteers can call the highway commissioner's office to see how they can help at 815-459-4410.

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Original Article posted Thursday, April 18, 2013

Workers at the Nunda Township Highway Department are filling sandbags at the township offices, and are seeking volunteers to help with the task.

The township sent out a robocall Thursday seeking help from the public.

The sandbags will be delivered to residents whose houses are at risk to the rising flood waters. The highway department is working around the clock to the fill the bags.

Volunteers can show up at the Nunda Township Highway Commissioner's office at 3518 Bay Road in Crystal Lake.