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Board asks FEMA for 12-month extension on drainage repairs after disaster funding delays
Summary
County engineers and the board told FEMA applications for three joint drainage districts remain under review; the board unanimously requested a 12-month extension to allow time for construction hearings and bidding once FEMA obligates funds.
Osceola County supervisors voted to request a 12-month extension for category D (permanent) repairs on Joint Drainage Districts 1, 2 and 3 after staff said some FEMA applications remain un-obligated and construction deadlines loom.
Staff from the county's engineering team and SEC Engineering told the board they had submitted FEMA applications for multiple damaged drainage sites following the county's declared disaster. The construction cost estimates and total project costs were presented to the board, along with potential FEMA/state funding shares and the estimated unfunded amounts the districts would carry if FEMA obligated the applications at the amounts presented.
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