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Council approves $4M HEAL program funds for river intake repairs after Hurricane Helene
Summary
Jonesborough accepted a cooperative arrangement with Washington County to access approximately $4 million in HEAL assistance for repairs and a temporary redundant pump intake to address storm damage and increased sediment after Hurricane Helene.
Council approved seeking and accepting HEAL program assistance administered through Washington County to fund repairs to the town's river intake damaged by Hurricane Helene and to install a temporary pump-based redundant intake. The chair described significant intake damage and increased sediment loads, noting lagoon cleanings have increased from twice a year to approximately every two months.
The chair said the $4 million in HEAL funds were made available through Washington County cooperation and stressed the urgency: ‘‘If you're already receiving sediment in your water plant, triple of what you normally would. Time is of the essence,’’ the chair said. Council moved and approved the cooperative action on the record; county administration and FEMA processes were discussed as part of the funding path.
