Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Water department outlines Whites Creek and Browns Creek buyout work, Corps and FEMA roles
Summary
Metro Water Services described long-running flood mitigation efforts along Whites Creek and Browns Creek, including an upcoming Corps of Engineers project, the number of properties on federal lists, demolition and development restrictions tied to FEMA buyouts and the Corps cost-share arrangement.
Tom Palko, a Metro Water Services representative, briefed the Greenways & Open Spaces Commission on long-running flood mitigation acquisitions and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for Whites Creek and nearby projects.
"There's, like, 40 properties on the list to buy. We actually own 11 of them that we've actually bought through other means," Palko said, describing the Corps' need to update funding and analysis before federal acquisition funds become available and the city's parallel efforts on prioritized properties.
Palko said the Corps process could take roughly a year to secure funding and begin acquisitions and noted the Corps…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
