Two  flooding events drastically altered the Louisa County community of Oakville in the last three decades. A pair of organizations are teaming up to continue the recovery process. After record breaking flood events in 1993 and 2008, the community continues to work to repair issues caused by rising waters. The Oakville Volunteer Foundation (OVF), under the direction of Tonya Lanz, met with the county board of supervisors in February to discuss possible land acquisition of properties affected during both events. The idea is for the properties that became county owned following the floods to be returned to private ownership, stewarded by OVF. Lanz suggested this alternative as a form of income for the county through property taxes instead of the land sitting dormant, or containing damaged buildings and eyesores. OVF is also working with Homes for Iowa, which is a program administered through Iowa Prison Industries that offers inmates an opportunity to learn a trade while providing affordable housing to qualifying Iowans. OVF currently has the title to more than 20 properties in the city. Following the 2008 flood, the city of Oakville saw a 61% population decrease.