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A man whose three businesses were damaged in a 2018 flood in Amado has settled with the state for $210,000.
John Benckâs settlement agreement, signed in April, was released last week by the Arizona Department of Administration.
His is the third settlement following a freak storm that dropped a half-foot of rain in the area, sending a wall of water down Sopori Wash and into the small community 10 miles south of Green Valley.
The storm struck Sept. 2-3, 2018, quickly overflowing the banks of Sopori Wash near Amado, flooding a home and several businesses, including the historic Cow Palace restaurant.