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Franklin County OKs up to $300,000 to pursue NRCS voluntary buyouts for flood-damaged homes
Summary
The fiscal court approved participation in an NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection buyout program and a reimbursable contract amendment with ERSIS to manage applications; buyouts are voluntary, federally funded at 75% with the county committed to up to an estimated $300,000 local exposure to cover administrative costs.
Frankfort — Franklin County Fiscal Court voted to authorize the county’s participation in a voluntary buyout program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, approving a not-to-exceed local commitment of $300,000 to cover county administrative shares.
The program — described by Erin McCauley of ER Assist and Logan Stevens, district conservationist for NRCS — would allow the county to acquire flood-damaged properties and place permanent deed restrictions so land is kept as open space, buffers or parks. Stevens said the buyout…
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