Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Juneau committee agrees to gauge homeowner interest in NRCS View Drive buyouts
Summary
The Finance Committee authorized staff to engage View Drive homeowners about an NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection buyout option that would convert up to 18 flood-prone properties to permanent parkland; staff warned the project could cost about $25 million with a roughly 25% nonfederal match requirement.
Chair Wall and committee members spent substantial time on flood response options for View Drive before the committee approved direction to staff to pursue resident outreach on a federal buyout option.
Manager Katie Kester told the committee the buyout under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection program would be entirely voluntary and could cover demolition and conversion of up to 18 properties to parkland in perpetuity. Kester said the NRCS-funded buyout check to homeowners would be based on a pre-flood appraisal and that the estimated total cost for buyouts plus demolition and restoration is…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
