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Dearborn County pledges up to $420,000 to back conservancy district's FEMA grant bid for levee work
Summary
After hours of debate over timing and county finances, Dearborn County Council approved a contingent resolution supporting the Larksburg Conservancy District’s federal flood‑protection grant application and appropriated $420,000 to be held in reserve, contingent on an interlocal agreement and a formal FEMA award.
Dearborn County Council voted March 18 to back a conservancy district push for federal funding to repair and upgrade local levee infrastructure, approving a resolution that pledges county support "in an amount not to exceed $420,000" and an appropriation of $420,000 from county general funds to be earmarked for the project.
The council’s commitment is expressly conditional: any county obligation is contingent on a negotiated interlocal cooperation agreement acceptable to Dearborn County and the Larksburg Conservancy District and on a formal award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or a FEMA‑administered program. The action came after more than four hours of presentations and public comment about the project’s scope, timing and local funding expectations.
Paul Seymour, superintendent of the conservancy district, told the council that the grant application would be judged in part by local partnership and that showing…
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