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EMA project timelines updated: FEMA applications moving forward; bridges, bank stabilization and road repairs scheduled
Summary
EMA Director Cathy Umrichin told commissioners FEMA submissions are underway, Category B pre-applications are being processed with funding expected in 30'60 days, contractors for bank stabilization and some highway projects are expected within weeks, and engineering on Poga Bridges is expected to finish in August.
Cathy Umrichin, Carter County's EMA Director, provided a multi-part disaster-recovery update at the June 16 meeting, summarizing site inspections, RFPs and projected contractor timelines for flood-related repairs.
Umrichin said Category A documentation has begun and temporary debris staging sites have been put out to bid; one of the two RFP sites will be FEMA-reimbursable and the other will be county-funded. Category B pre-applications are in process with an anticipated 30'60 day timeframe for funding determinations. Requests to TEMA to begin drawing obligated funds have been submitted.
For Category C, sixteen highway projects remain under cross analysis; site inspections are complete and Umrichin said contractors should be in place within roughly 30 days to start work in the Shell Creek and Hampton areas. NRCS project 37 contractors are expected in about two weeks to begin bank stabilization on Shell and Heaton Creek. Poga Bridges 1 and 2 remain in the engineering phase with engineering expected to finish in August; actual bridge reconstruction could take one to two years after design and permitting. Long Hollow replacement is estimated to take about six months once engineering is complete.
She also reported RFPs are going out for Hampton and Sugar Creek and that Category G work at Anderson Park is proceeding on a $1.5 million local park-and-rec grant (50/50 through Appalachian Coalition) that she said will be no cost to the county. Umrichin said administrative costs are being collected and FEMA coordination continues to determine which projects will be reimbursed.
Why it matters: the update sets expectations for when work will start on roads and bank stabilization that affect travel and property in affected areas, and identifies which projects are likely to be reimbursed versus county-funded obligations.
Next steps: EMA will continue contract solicitations and coordinate with contractors, TEMA and FEMA to advance projects to construction.
