Fairhope, Alabama
FEMA FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM
The house on Cedar Avenue that the city acquired last Summer using a FEMA hazard mitigation grant has finally been demolished by a private contractor; a grass swale is to be constructed and maintained there by the city to address flooding concerns in the neighborhood.
Flooding had been an issue for the occupants for several decades with water sometimes entering the house itself, culminating with the April 2014 super-rainstorm which was the impetus for the relief which was finally approved last year.
The city's building official was surprised to find it had been stripped of some of its siding before the demo; the Times has learned some interior fixtures and appliances were removed as well.
From our October 2016 report:
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.
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The house on Cedar Avenue that the city acquired last Summer using a FEMA hazard mitigation grant has finally been demolished by a private contractor; a grass swale is to be constructed and maintained there by the city to address flooding concerns in the neighborhood.
Flooding had been an issue for the occupants for several decades with water sometimes entering the house itself, culminating with the April 2014 super-rainstorm which was the impetus for the relief which was finally approved last year.
The city's building official was surprised to find it had been stripped of some of its siding before the demo; the Times has learned some interior fixtures and appliances were removed as well.
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| Missing siding |
From our October 2016 report:
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.
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| 2015 |
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