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Cancellation of BRIC awards imperils Chelsea‑Everett island and river flood‑protection project
Summary
City officials told lawmakers FEMA's termination of BRIC funding withdrew a $50M award for the Island and River Flood Resiliency Project, leaving a $120M plan without federal construction funding and forcing difficult tradeoffs between shelving the full project or phasing it with a ~$30M first phase.
Ben Cares, director of Chelsea’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and Emily Granoff, deputy director and project manager for the Island and River Project, told the committee that FEMA withdrew a $50,000,000 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) award that had been selected for Chelsea and Everett’s island and river flood‑resiliency work.
Cares said the project protects a 500‑acre flood plain that includes the New England Produce Center — a regional distribution hub he described as serving "9,000,000 people"…
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