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City authorizes FEMA grant submissions to fund Non‑Dam Feature flood improvements
Summary
Gunnison City Council authorized the City Manager to submit two FEMA grant sub‑applications to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to fund construction improvements to the Non‑Dam Feature north of town to meet federal flood standards and update floodplain maps.
The Gunnison City Council on June 23 authorized the City Manager to submit two FEMA grant sub‑applications in coordination with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to fund construction improvements to the Non‑Dam Feature north of Gunnison.
City Engineer Carly McGowan presented background on the structure, noting the feature no longer meets federal standards for flood structures and that construction improvements would allow the City to complete updates to regional floodplain maps. The draft grant applications may be refined with the State over the next month, McGowan said; council approved filing the sub‑applications as proposed and the roll call vote was unanimous.
No cost share amounts or construction timelines were finalized at the meeting; staff said the applications were in draft form and could be modified with the state before submission.
