Flood control director warns FEMA/BRIC cuts could squeeze county projects and IGAs
Lynn Whitman said the flood control district has multiple federal grants that require a 25% local match and that recent FEMA/BRIC reductions could force the county to re-evaluate its IGA program and the split of levy dollars with municipalities.
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Lynn Whitman, director of the Flood Control District, briefed the board on a heavy grant pipeline that has supported recent drainage and construction work across the county. She told supervisors many of the district’s recent awards come from BRIC and other FEMA programs and that “we have to do a 25% match for most of our grants,” constraining which projects the district can pursue without additional local funding.
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