FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND A
GRANT FOR FLOOD
MITIGATION PROJECTS IN THE
HELENA VALLEY.THE COUNTY
PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED A FEMA GRANT TO WORK ON
REDIRECTING STORM WATER INTO THE
GRAVEL PIT AT THE HELENA TRAP
CLUB.THEY'RE NOW ASKING FOR MO
THAN A MILLION DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING,
REPLACE CULVERTS AND REGRADE
DITCHES ALONG SIERRA ROAD.TH
COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE A
25 PERCENT MATCH FOR THE
MONEY.THAT MATCH WOULD COME FROM
THE 100-DOLLAR ASSESSMENT ON
PROPERTIES IN A FLOOD MITIGATION
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
CREATED LAST YEAR.###




{”THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS FUND
HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDICATED TO,
THAT'S WHAT WE CONTEMPLATED
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING TO
RESIDENTS ABOUT IT.
I THINK THAT MOST RESIDENTS
REALIZE
THAT, IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER AND SAFER IN
THE LONG RUN, THAT IT WAS
GOING TO TAKE SOME PARTICIPATION
ON THEIR
PART.”}[***MFROST***]THE LEWIS
AND CLARK
COUNTY ENGINEER SAYS HE HOPES TO
HEAR A DECISION FROM FEMA LATE
THIS MONTH.IF THEY APPROVE THE
MONEY, COUNTY LEADERS HOPE TO
FINISH THESE IMPROVEMENTS BY
NEXT SPRING.###




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