Brownlow Utility District to Receive $1 Million to Repair Crackers Neck Road Waterline
Brownlow Utility District to Receive $1 Million to Repair Crackers Neck Road Waterline FEMA has approved more than $1 million to repair the waterline that runs along Crackers Neck Road and serves the community near Vaught Creek, which was damaged after Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. FEMA’s Public Assistance program will cover eligible costs to remove the current waterline and replace it on the opposite side of the roadway. The total project cost is $1,340,800. The federal cost share is $1,005,600. Because Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program, FEMA reimburses applicants 75% of the eligible cost of