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County to use MEMA/FEMA hazard‑mitigation grant to raise historic Piney Point house
Summary
St. Mary's County approved a memorandum of agreement and hold‑harmless agreement with MEMA to accept a hazard mitigation grant to elevate a historic residence at 16678 Piney Point Road; FEMA will provide $69,600 and the property owner will provide a 25% match of $23,200 for a $92,800 project.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Aug. 6 approved a memorandum of agreement with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and a hold‑harmless agreement to accept hazard mitigation grant funding to elevate a private historic house at 16678 Piney Point Road.
The project is funded primarily by FEMA/MEMA hazard mitigation grant dollars: $69,600 from FEMA/MEMA plus a required 25 percent property‑owner match of $23,200, for a total project cost of $92,800. County staff said the project was identified in the county's 2011 multi‑jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan, a prerequisite for eligibility for hazard mitigation funding.
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