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Emergency management reports progress and hurdles on FEMA-funded projects including boat ramp and Shoals Park
Summary
County emergency management detailed work on multiple FEMA projects — boat ramp modeling and obligation, Shoals Park thinning and an RFP delay, Turner Cemetery bridge and other repairs — and warned the board not to start major construction until FEMA obligation and reimbursement paths are clear.
Baker County emergency-management staff provided a lengthy update on FEMA-funded recovery and mitigation projects, telling commissioners the county is close on several items but cannot begin major construction until FEMA obligates funds and the county establishes a clear reimbursement strategy.
Emergency Management Director (appearing as “Mister Schmidt”) said progress continues on the county boat ramp project but that the county needs final survey/modeling work to demonstrate that moving the ramp will mitigate flood impacts. FEMA agreed to accept the hydrologic and hydraulic…
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