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Statesboro council approves application for $945,000 FEMA study of Little Lot(s) Creek Basin

Statesboro City Council · January 6, 2026

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Summary

Council approved a resolution authorizing an application to FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for a $945,000 hydraulic study of the Little Lot(s) Creek Basin; the 10% match ($94,500) would come from the stormwater fund. Staff clarified the grant would fund a study only, not construction.

The Statesboro City Council voted to approve a resolution authorizing the city to apply for a $945,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to fund a hydraulic study of the Little Lot(s) Creek Basin.

City staff explained the request is for the study only and not for construction work. Council member(s) noted that if the grant is awarded the city would provide the required 10 percent match of $94,500 from stormwater fund operating revenues. Staff (Miss Green) recommended approval of the submittal; council moved, seconded and approved the resolution by voice vote.

The study, if funded, would analyze hydraulic conditions in the Little Lot(s) Creek Basin to inform future mitigation work. No construction scope, contractor selections, or timelines were presented at the meeting; the grant application authorizes staff to pursue the study funding only.