McKenzie Creek Greenway Cache Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Mongo: [b][u][red]ARCHIVING CACHE[/b][/u][/red]

No response from cache owner.

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time I don’t think we can do so any longer. Therefore, I have archived this cache. If you haven’t done so already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

When repairs to this cache are completed, and it is time to have it listed once again it will be no problem as long as it still meets the guidelines. Just drop me a note( by email at Mongo@geocachingadmin.com) and let me know the GC waypoint number of the cache or better yet, the URL of the cache page. You will still be able to access your cache page just as before by going to your “My Cache Page” and clicking the link of your cache.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and I am looking forward to seeing your cache up and running in the future.

Thanks for your understanding,
Mongo
Groundspeak Reviewer

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Hidden : 4/25/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located within the McKenzie Creek Greenway. The greenway is a park system, which includes a ball field, pavilions, a walking trail, playground equipment, and flower gardens.

I have permission from the City of Piedmont to place this cache.

There are several places to park in order to access the greenway. I would recommend parking at 37 8.744N, 90 42.218W and taking the walking trail. The cache is located a short distance off the trail.

It’s a long way from the terror of a flood to a happy park, but that’swhat’s happening in Piedmont, where a cooperative effort is moving people out of harm’s way and saving lives and taxpayer dollars. Located in southeastern Missouri, Piedmont, is no stranger to flooding.

The McKenzie Creek flows south, directly through the center of town before emptying into the Black River. In the last two decades, flood damages to residential and commercial properties, structures and contents, averaged $584,000 annually, according to federal records. Devastating floods struck in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, and as recently as March 2008. Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grants, and other sources has paid for clearing many structures out of the flood zone.

The agencies’ voluntary home-buyout programs have enabled Piedmont to transform flood-prone properties into parks, ballfields, trails, and other community assets. More than 125 property owners have participated in the buyout program.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx jurer gur fha fuvarf ng avtug naq lbh jvyy unir na rayvtugrarq rkcrevrapr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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