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Allegany County soil-and-water official says two FEMA projects stalled; county seeks extension

Allegany County Resource Management Committee · January 7, 2026

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Summary

Soil & Water reported two FEMA-funded recovery projects are stalled while staff work with FEMA and DEC; the county applied for an extension to 2027 and highlighted stream‑stabilization work, permit counts, and use of an ARPA-funded excavator to lower landowner costs.

At a meeting of the Allegany County Resource Management Committee, the county’s Soil and Water representative, Scott, said two Federal Emergency Management Agency projects remain delayed as county staff continue to coordinate with FEMA and the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Scott said the county has applied for an extension to 2027 to keep the projects active while paperwork is resolved. “Our 2 FEMA projects are currently being slowed up with between FEMA and DEC,” he said. He added: “We did apply for an extension till the 2027.”

The report described recent local work: a completed stream‑stabilization project in Quig Hollow, a bedded pack barn in the town of Burns and a stream‑program outreach effort that met with 23 landowners in the Cuba Lake District and 13 municipalities with stream concerns. Scott said the program completed three emergency permits, five regular permits and has 11 permits in various stages of approval.

Committee members credited an excavator acquired with American Rescue Plan Act funds for enabling the department to complete more work at reduced cost to landowners. One member asked whether the town could reopen two roads closed by flooding; Scott said reopening depends on FEMA approvals and, in places, Army Corps permitting. He noted the county had completed phase 1 archaeological studies for the Belfast riverbank project but was still waiting on FEMA clearance.

The committee did not take formal action on the stalled FEMA projects at the meeting. Scott and members said staff would continue to provide updates as FEMA and DEC review outstanding documents.