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Town of Broadway awarded $590,000 FEMA grant for Watson Lake Dam rehabilitation; town match $206,500
Summary
The Town of Broadway was awarded a $590,000 FEMA grant for Watson Lake Dam rehabilitation through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; the grant is 65/35, making the town's share $206,500. The Board heard the award and scheduled an initial design/permitting meeting with engineering firm Hazen and Sawyer.
The Town of Broadway has been awarded a $590,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant for rehabilitation of Watson Lake Dam, the board learned at its Jan. 29 meeting. The award came through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources.
The grant is structured as a 65/35 match; the town’s portion of the project is $206,500. Town officials said the FEMA award will cover Phase 1 work — design, engineering and permitting — while Phase 2 construction will require additional grants or funding. A Phase 1 meeting was scheduled with Mayor Donald Andrews, Town Manager John Godfrey and engineering firm Hazen and Sawyer to begin scoping the work.
No construction timeline was provided at the meeting. Board members were informed that the Phase 1 effort will focus on the technical and permitting steps needed to bring the dam into compliance and to qualify for later construction funding. The Board did not take a formal vote on project financing at the meeting; discussion noted that Phase 2 will depend on future grant rounds or other funding sources.
The Watson Lake grant was presented as part of the meeting's new business and will be an item for follow‑up as the town meets with its engineers and pursues construction financing.
