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Council introduces $3.98 million ordinance for FEMA home-elevation construction phase
Summary
The mayor and council introduced a capital ordinance authorizing nearly $4.0 million in FEMA-funded home-elevation construction and discussed homeowner cost shares and reimbursement rates; public hearing set for Feb. 24.
The Borough of New Milford introduced a capital ordinance to authorize the construction phase of a FEMA home-elevation program, appropriating $3,982,552.28 to be funded by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant and payments by affected property owners.
Clerk read the ordinance summary: $3,597,439.47 is to be raised from FEMA mitigation assistance funding administered through New Jersey Office of Emergency Management; $385,112.81 is to be raised from certain affected property owners.
Council members asked how homeowner contributions…
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