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Selectboard pursues FEMA benefit-cost analysis for East Dorset flooding work
Summary
Dorset has engaged engineers to estimate costs of moving a road and will conduct a FEMA benefit-cost analysis; the Town hopes to submit materials to the State by June after engineers complete estimates.
The Selectboard reviewed plans to address East Dorset flooding and authorized engineering work to estimate costs for moving a road and to prepare the benefit-cost analysis required for a FEMA application. Town staff reported the State is optimistic about the Town's potential outcome and the Town hopes to have materials submitted to the State by June. No formal funding commitment was recorded at this meeting.
The engineering work will determine project feasibility and the benefit-cost ratios FEMA requires for hazard mitigation funding. The board’s discussion focused on next steps and timelines rather than design specifics; the Town Manager said they have engaged engineers to produce the necessary estimates and analyses for the FEMA submittal.
