TOLEDO, Ohio — It has been a year since a tornado touched down in Point Place destroying homes and businesses. Clean-up in some areas has proven that getting back to normal is a struggle.

Lynne Myrice’s home was one of the ones that was devastated by the storm. The exterior damage was extensive and remains in need of repairs, with wreckage still tangled where it was left.

“All of the eaves are down. The carport’s not been done. It’s ripped there and the sidings has to be done. The backyard fencing has to be done,” Myrice said. “I mean, there’s nothing left.”

She and her brother Chris are on disability and use oxygen tanks to breathe. Her daughter and two grandsons live in the home with her and her brother.

Myrice’s daughter works and the pair have fixed incomes, but Myrice said it’s not enough. Her home insurance is through All State, which gave her $21,000 for repairs. However, her contractor said the home has over $30,000 in damage. 

“I kept thinking my insurance has gotta come through, you know? I paid almost $3,000 a year for that insurance. I paid high insurance. Then they drop me and said, ‘you’re dropped. We’re not gonna cover you anymore,'” Myrice said. 

Toledo City Council member Theresa Morris said she’s not surprised. Point Place is in her district and she has been hearing the struggles from other residents.  

“That’s the hard part. These individuals are victims many times over. What we want to do is make sure that we help our citizens and provide them with the most information we can,” Morris said. 

Myrice talked with Lucas County Commissioner Lisa Sobecki over the phone about her struggles with Insurance.

“Which insurance company do you have?” Sobecki asked. 

“All State,” Myrice said. 

“Yep, that’s what I figured. I had a gut feeling,” Sobecki said. 

“All State, we’ve had some State Farm. I mean honestly there, you’ll see in some of the groups they will talk specifically about the way that some of the insurance companies have been treating them,” Morris said. 

Myrice said she’s not looking for a handout, just a hand up out of this hole. Sobecki ended her conversation with Myrice with plans to come by the home and see all she could to help.

She added that any Point Place resident struggling with insurance or financial assistance should file a complaint through the Ohio Attorney General’s website as well as through the Department of Ohio Insurance at this link.