(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds returned to northwest Iowa Monday to check on the progress of disaster recovery after historic flooding hit early this summer.

She first toured Correctionville in Woodbury County with Mayor Ken Bauer. It was her first visit to the town since it was flooded by the Little Sioux River. “The recovery, I think, is off to a good start,” Reynolds said. “Good Start. Good Start,” Bauer responded. “But still things that we need to look at, we’re talking about bringing the team down and maybe setting down and looking at ways that we can really collaboratively think about how we can rebuild restructure and hopefully grow,” Reynolds said.

Mayor Bauer is still trying to calculate the total cost to his community. “I still get emotional about it. Our recovery is going to take time. The people of the town just have to understand that we’re doing the best we can. We’re moving as fast as we can, we’re moving as fast as the government lets us,” Bauer says.

Reynolds also stopped in Rock Valley, where city leaders say more than 140 homes are beyond repair. Reynolds says the state asked FEMA to cover 100% of the cost of the flood but is only going to get 75%. State and local governments will have to cover the rest.