Fairhope, Alabama
CEDAR AVENUE DRAINAGE PROBLEM
According to building official Eric Cortinas, the city has finally purchased the home at 705 Cedar Avenue that has a history of being flooded during heavy rains, bringing to an end a multi-year effort (click) by owners Everette and Jackie Burnett and their family (unfortunately, Mr. Barnette passed away recently).
Constructed at the low point in the neighborhood back in the 1970s, water had actually entered the home several times over the years, the last being the April 2014 super-rainstorm.
Last June, the city council voted to accept a hazard mitigation grant of $225K from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency for the acquisition and demolition of the property: the city's required 25% matching share is about $62K of cash and in-kind work by city employees.
The post-disaster emergency management funds relating to the April 2014 rain even were under the control of Governor Bentley's office, which finally released them last May.
City public works employees will demolish the home and construct deed-restricted, open space swales there instead -- and the property maintained by the city.
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| 705 Cedar Avenue |
CEDAR AVENUE DRAINAGE PROBLEM
According to building official Eric Cortinas, the city has finally purchased the home at 705 Cedar Avenue that has a history of being flooded during heavy rains, bringing to an end a multi-year effort (click) by owners Everette and Jackie Burnett and their family (unfortunately, Mr. Barnette passed away recently).
Constructed at the low point in the neighborhood back in the 1970s, water had actually entered the home several times over the years, the last being the April 2014 super-rainstorm.
Last June, the city council voted to accept a hazard mitigation grant of $225K from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency for the acquisition and demolition of the property: the city's required 25% matching share is about $62K of cash and in-kind work by city employees.
The post-disaster emergency management funds relating to the April 2014 rain even were under the control of Governor Bentley's office, which finally released them last May.
City public works employees will demolish the home and construct deed-restricted, open space swales there instead -- and the property maintained by the city.
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