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Coastal lab recommends special medical needs shelter at Welcome Middle School; county to seek FEMA HMGP funds
Summary
An NC State research team recommended a new special medical needs shelter at Welcome Middle School to serve flood-vulnerable communities north of the Tar River; county staff said they will seek FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to support the project.
An NC State research team recommended constructing a dedicated special medical needs shelter at Welcome Middle School to serve flood-vulnerable communities north of the Tar River, and county staff said they will seek FEMA mitigation funding to implement the concept.
"This is a flood print report that we created for Pitt County," Travis Klondek, associate director of the NC State Coastal Dynamics Design Lab, told commissioners while introducing the analysis. The lab used public engagement, geospatial analysis and hydraulic modeling to identify priority locations and a facility concept.
The team said areas north of the Tar River show elevated flood vulnerability, and…
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