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Assembly approves Hesco barrier funding and state/federal grants for outburst‑flood protections
Summary
After recent glacial outburst flooding, the assembly approved a package of funding actions including state revolving fund loan appropriations, transfers for Hesco barrier phases and a HUD subaward to support riverbank and community flood protections.
The Juneau City and Borough Assembly approved several measures to fund and extend flood protections following a major glacial outburst flood. The assembly accepted a $7,830,000 loan from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (Clean Water Nonpoint Source Loan State Revolving Fund) to support outburst‑flood improvements, approved a transfer of $1,400,000 to extend Hesco barrier phases, and accepted a subaward of $882,000 from the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (a HUD ICDBG‑T grant) to contribute to Hesco barrier installation.
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