Winamac business looks for answers nine months after flood

 

WINAMAC, Ind. -- Angela Anspach, owner of Refined Boutique in Winamac, is looking for answers, now more than nine months after a water main break flooded the basement of her store.

She’s looking for more support from the town of Winamac, after the water main break sent more than 250,000 gallons of water into her basement, destroying around $300,000 in merchandise and supplies.

Anspach says the town hasn’t supported her in any way since the flood, and she turned to friends and family for the water removal.

Any merchandise that was in the basement was considered a loss, as the water filled each room up to the rafters.

The flood happened at an inopportune time as well, with the stores’ annual bag sale just a month away. That sale is typically one of their biggest of the year, and didn’t happen because of the flood.

Even now, Anspach isn’t sure she’ll be able to host the sale again this coming February unless the town steps in to help with the last of the repairs.

The flood, also leading to her front door being closed to the public, as the water caved in part of the front sidewalk, a problem that has yet to be fixed.

ABC57 reached out to the town manager who provided no comment other than that the situation was tied with insurance and lawyers.