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County told FEMA grant award rescinded; staff to continue flood work while awaiting design funding for dam decommissioning
Summary
Staff reported the county's FEMA grant under the resilience program was rescinded, risking reimbursement of about $43,571 and clawback of roughly $105,000 in unused funds; committee heard updates on dam decommissioning design funding with NRCS and on insurance and liability concerns.
Committee members were told that a federal grant the county had relied on for flood mitigation work has been rescinded. Meeting testimony said the county is likely to lose about $43,571 in FEMA-funded reimbursements paid to contractors and face clawback of approximately $105,000 in unused grant funds.
Staff said the removed funding had been intended to support a range of activities: hiring staff time to lead the project, entering historical flood-damage records into the statewide WebEOC…
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