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Resident asks why board delayed FEMA appeal; seeks engineer report and invoices for DD4 project
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Summary
Vince Johnson told the board he recently received FEMA's rejection of an appeal (delivered Nov. 14), questioned why discussion waited nearly a month, and asked for engineer reports and itemized invoices after alleging the DD4 project's scope of 18-inch pipe increased from 80 to 220 sticks.
Vince Johnson addressed the Board of Supervisors during public comment and said he had just received a FEMA letter notifying him the county’s appeal was rejected. "We have 60 days to appeal this, and this was delivered November 14," Johnson said, asking why the board waited roughly a month before raising the issue publicly.
Johnson pressed for transparency about a drainage project he identified as "DD4," saying the original scope called for 80 sticks of 18-inch pipe but that FEMA and records show 220 were used. "We went from 80 sticks of pipe, 18 inch pipe to 220," he said, and asked for the engineer’s report and individual invoices for all pipe deliveries.
Staff said they would check what had been sent; one county official replied, "I believe you've already been sent all the invoices on this project," while Johnson said he did not have the documents. The board acknowledged the concern and said the item would be discussed by the board later that day (including in closed session).
Ending: The board did not take a formal vote on the appeal or invoices during public comment. Johnson asked the public be kept informed and emphasized the need to act within the FEMA appeal timeline.
