Floyd Valley Apartment resident Larry Schmitz gives a “thumbs-up” to being able to use the elevator after a four month wait.
(Le Mars) — After waiting more than four months, the residents of the Floyd Valley Apartments of Le Mars were granted an early Christmas wish on Friday.
The only elevator that serves the five-story facility is once again working.
Back in August, the elevator that serves the 65 residents in the apartment complex had broken down and was not able to be repaired. Floyd Valley Apartments have several elderly and handicapped residents, which made for a great inconvenience when the elevator was not operating. Sue Hatch is the
manager of the apartment complex. She says the residents are excited to again have a working elevator.
The 1921 building is listed on the national historic registry, and at one time served as the Le Mars hospital. Hatch says the Otis Elevator Company had to rebuild every piece of equipment of the old elevator.
Hatch says the apartment residents are a close-knit community that would take care of each other. She says many of the able-bodied residents and other community volunteers would perform the needed errands for those residents unable to use the five flights of stairway.
