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Nueces County targets Living Breakwaters for FEMA BRIC funding, plans Hilltop project for next cycle

Nueces County Commissioners Court · November 3, 2021
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Summary

County staff and consultants advised the court to pursue a Living Breakwaters living-shoreline BRIC application this cycle, citing strong benefit-cost data and local match; the Hilltop resilient community-center concept will be developed for the next BRIC round.

County staff and outside consultants told the Commissioners Court that the FEMA BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) competition provides a competitive opportunity to fund large resilience projects countywide.

Staff recommended prioritizing a living-shoreline / Living Breakwaters project for the current FY21 BRIC cycle because the project…

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