The State Auditor's Office recently conducted a special investigation into the City of Hamburg due to concerns about the usage of grant money following flooding in 2019.

State auditors say Hamburg city officials appear to have personally benefitted from grant funds intended to help the city recover from the 2019 flood.

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has identified conflicts of interest and a lack of documentation for how the City of Hamburg spent some of its flood recovery money. State Auditor Rob Sand said the investigation found family members of a Hamburg City Council member and a city employee may have unfairly benefitted