Town of Erwin Receives $2.6 Million for Road, Culvert Repairs
Town of Erwin Receives $2.6 Million for Road, Culvert Repairs The state of Tennessee and FEMA have approved more than $2.6 million for road and culvert repairs in rural Erwin after Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. FEMA’s Public Assistance program will cover eligible costs to repair catastrophic damage to portions of South Industrial Drive. The road repairs and culvert replacements will follow best construction practices and meet applicable codes and standards. FEMA’s share of this project is $1,991,244; the nonfederal share is $663,748. The cost estimate was generated using FEMA's Rapid Assessment with Public Infrastructure Data.
FEMA to Host Telephone Town Hall Meeting for the Freeport Flood Mitigation Project
FEMA to Host Telephone Town Hall Meeting for the Freeport Flood Mitigation Project CHICAGO - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 5 office in Chicago is hosting a telephone town hall meeting to discuss the Freeport, Ill. flood mitigation project on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at 4 p.m. CT. FEMA will be hosting the meeting to solicit public feedback as part of its grant application review process. The City of Freeport applied for FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant funding for the project to acquire and demolish approximately 150 flood prone properties located in the floodway of the Pecatonica River in