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Meade County agrees to sponsor North Dale sanitary-district FEMA application for threatened force main
Summary
County commissioners approved a resolution and appointed county staff to act as applicant agents so North Dale Sanitary District can apply for a 75% FEMA grant to relocate a force main threatened by natural hazards; local match to come from the district's sewer revenues.
Meade County commissioners voted May 27 to serve as the applicant for a federal/state grant application so North Dale Sanitary District can seek funding to relocate a force main the county heard is threatened by natural hazards.
Ria Crane, Meade County auditor, told the commission that "the Northdale Sanitary District is looking to relocate their force main. Currently, it is threatened by natural hazards, and through this program, the county would have to be the applicant." The commissioners approved a resolution authorizing county staff to sign the application and appointed two county officials as applicant agents for submission in FEMA GO.
Why it matters: the project is structured as a 75% grant with a 25% local match; if the county becomes the applicant, the application documents and quarterly reports must be signed by county-authorized agents. Crane said the county had already received a letter from the sanitary district agreeing that "North Dale Sanitary District Sewer Fund revenues will be the designated funding source for the local match."
The commission named Ria Crane and Sean Henderson to the FEMA GO applicant-agent roles so the submittal could be completed before the application deadline. Commissioner Weiserich moved to appoint the two staff members and pass the resolution; the motion carried with a second and voice vote.
County staff said district leadership — including newly installed board president Connie Hayes — worked on application materials, and the sanitary district retained legal counsel and supplied environmental and benefit-cost analyses required for eligibility. Crane told the board that the work on the application had been underway for months.
Next steps: Crane will finalize the application and file it in FEMA GO; if the grant is awarded, quarterly reports will be submitted by the county applicant agent, and the district will provide the local match from its sewer revenues or through the state revolving fund program referenced in the meeting.
The commission also approved a separate letter confirming the district's commitment to the local match and voted to proceed with the application process.
