LAKE DELTON, Wis. -- Relief might be in sight for some residents affected by the draining of Lake Delton.

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The state is expected to take possession of the majority of properties lost or damaged in the Lake Delton breach, WISC-TV reported.

Those whose houses and land were swept away or destroyed in the Lake Delton flood last month had no federal flood insurance because the village dropped out of the program several years ago.

But due to efforts by the state, the property owners will get some money as they try to piece their lives back together, WISC-TV reported.

Tim Fromm and his family of four had their two-year-old fulltime home and land swept away down the Wisconsin River.

"It's still almost like surreal," said Fromm. "We're still living in a dream world, where you get up every morning and you think you could still be in your house but you're not."

Where the Fromm family home once stood there are only a sandbar and stream.

On June 9, five homes and four empty lots were chewed up or destroyed when a flood-swollen Lake Delton burst through an adjacent county highway, draining away the summer fortunes and futures of property owners, WISC-TV reported.

But a month and a half later, those who lost everything will get at least something in return as the state is poised to purchase 10 affected parcels to clear the way for reconstruction of the highway.

"It looks like with the money we'll potentially receive will at least be able to pay off our mortgage, and (we'll) have a little bit left over to start the plan to figure out what we want to do to moving forward," Fromm said.

The Fromms will get the taxable assessed value, or about $350,000, hundreds of thousands less than what their property was worth, WISC-TV reported.

Fromm said he and the others are extremely grateful for the compensation, which is something he said wouldn't have happened without the assistance of the governor.

"We're going to owe him for the rest of our life," said Fromm. "We really will, because he went above and beyond the call of duty in terms of doing everything possible within his limitations to help us out."

Fromm praised the governor and his staff for meeting with them and taking action when no one else did.

The state is condemning the properties quickly to build a temporary dam needed to rebuild the highway, WISC-TV reported.

It is estimated that the state will pay out about $2.4 million for those parcels. Department of Transportation officials said they hope to recoup 80 to 90 percent of that price tag through federal emergency dollars.

The village of Lake Delton has begun work on its dam so it can handle more water through its gates. Work began Tuesday on a $1.4 million project to expand the dam and make it more efficient.

Village trustee Tom Diehl said in addition to minor repairs mandated by the Department of Natural Resources, the village is going to create two emergency spillways and add more gates.

He said the village wants to make sure incidents like the flooding on June 9 never happens again.