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Finance committee authorizes application for DNR flood-control grant to help homeowner in floodway
Summary
Muskego City finance committee approved staff authorization to apply for a Wisconsin DNR municipal flood-control grant to assist a homeowner whose house sits in the floodway; the grant is 50% matching and the application window closes March 16.
Muskego City’s finance committee on March 10 voted to authorize staff to apply for a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources municipal flood-control grant intended to help a homeowner whose house is located in the floodway and exceeds FEMA/DNR repair‑cost limits.
Staff member Adam told the committee that the DNR program issues grants to municipalities rather than individual homeowners and that the award would be a 50% matching grant. He said the application window closes Monday, March 16 at 4 p.m., and that staff are working to complete an appraisal the grant requires. "We have nothing to lose by trying," Adam said as he described the expedited effort to gather paperwork and appraisal documentation.
Why it matters: a property located in the floodway faces…
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