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West Columbia outlines FEMA-driven timeline for Riverwalk repairs
Summary
City staff told council the Riverwalk remains closed while FEMA review continues; a damage inventory due Feb. 15 must be approved before the city can bid repair work.
City of West Columbia staff updated the City Council on plans to repair the one-mile Riverwalk damaged by flooding and explained the next steps in seeking FEMA public-assistance funding.
Tara Greenwood, a City staff member who presented the update, said the city submitted a preliminary damage report to Lexington County Emergency Management on Oct. 4 after flooding from Hurricane Helene and that the county made an emergency declaration for public assistance on Oct. 5. Greenwood said the city met repeatedly with FEMA and its program-delivery manager, and that the next documented step is a FEMA damage inventory that is due Feb. 15.
The nut graf: Greenwood told council the city cannot put construction repairs out to bid until FEMA…
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