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Park County shifts two FEMA flood‑recovery projects to alternate funding amid Main Boulder Road dispute
Summary
Commissioners voted to request FEMA convert two DR‑4655 projects — Main Boulder Road and Cooke City roads — to alternate projects after public testimony urged using available funds to keep Main Boulder passable and concerns were raised about FEMA’s floodplain requirements and county road budget cuts.
Park County commissioners on April 29 voted to ask FEMA to reclassify two DR‑4655 flood‑recovery projects — Main Boulder Road (Project 689668) and Cooke City roads (Project 679952) — as alternate projects so the county can redirect work or use funds more flexibly.
The shift follows weeks of public input and a lengthy discussion about the road department’s shrinking revenues and how FEMA’s reimbursement rules would affect repairs on the Main Boulder Road above and below Box Canyon. The county’s public works staff told commissioners that meeting FEMA’s floodplain and modeling requirements for sections of the Main Boulder Road could require expensive engineering and that FEMA will only reimburse projects completed to “pre‑disaster condition.” That condition, staff warned, could leave the county responsible for the remainder of the work if the full project can’t be finished to FEMA standards.
Why it matters: Residents and groups who use the Main Boulder Road argued it is a safety and access issue now — not a problem that can be deferred.…
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