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Court authorizes environmental reviews as NRCS buyout program expands by 15 properties
Summary
Franklin County approved contracting steps to add 15 properties to an NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) home buyout program and authorized an RFQ for environmental reviews; county staff said owners were notified and most accept an 80% federal buyout share with a $31,000 allowance to help cover local match gaps.
Franklin County fiscal court on May 13 authorized advertisement for environmental-review services to support the next phase of a federal buyout program after federal partners approved 15 additional properties.
Erin with ER Assist said the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) signed contracts adding the second group of properties to the county’s EWP home buyout program and staff sent titles to a closing company to begin processing. She told the court that environmental reviews were not…
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