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County accepts FEMA mitigation award and seeks state match for Buffalo River erosion buyout
Summary
Clay County Commissioners voted to accept a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Award to buy out an erosion‑threatened home along the Buffalo River and authorized applying for the Minnesota Flood Hazard Mitigation grant to reduce the homeowner’s local match.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners accepted a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant award of $373,875 and authorized county staff to apply for the Minnesota DNR Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to help reduce the homeowner’s required local match for a buyout on the Buffalo River’s south bank.
Planning staff described a property where progressive sloughing has moved the river bank close to the house and septic system. The total estimated project cost is $498,500. Under the FEMA award (75% federal share), the local match would be approximately 25% — about $124,625 — unless a state flood‑hazard grant reduces the local share. Planning…
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