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NRCS buyout for View Drive likely to require large non‑federal share; most residents said no in informal poll
Summary
NRCS tentatively identified View Drive for its Emergency Watershed Program buyout with a preliminary project cost of $25 million; the program would cover about 75% of costs and requires a 25% non‑federal cost share or equivalent. An informal CBJ poll of 14 of 18 properties found most respondents unwilling to participate if they must pay 25%.
The Committee of the Whole on Feb. 23 received an update on a potential NRCS Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) buyout for View Drive.
Director Koch said NRCS conducted a preliminary damage survey and estimated a total project cost of about $25,000,000 for a View Drive buyout and restoration. Under standard EWP rules described in the briefing, NRCS would cover roughly 75% of eligible project costs and requires a 25% non‑federal cost share. Koch said CBJ requested a waiver of that 25% share, but the waiver was not granted.
Koch said CBJ conducted an informal, nonbinding poll of the 18 properties on View Drive and received 14 responses. Most respondents indicated they would not participate if they were required to provide the 25% non‑federal cost share. Of the two respondents who said they might…
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