BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Wendy Kahler has experienced flooding three times since moving into her Bowling Green home.

“Every time it gets much higher; this time, much, much higher over the windows," Kahler said.

Now, the City of Bowling Green is buying her house on Cave Mill Road, in addition to three others.

Andy Souza, Bowling Green's public works director, said the location of the homes make them more prone to flooding .

“Where we’re standing, it would be over our heads," Souza said.

The cave entrance that is next to Kahler’s house backs up with debris when water levels are high. This causes the waters to rise even higher when it floods again.

“Mud, silt, tree limbs, leaves," she said.

The houses were purchased for about $1.3 million. The land will be used to store water whenever it

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