Public Notice
From
Yankeetown
Sent
Tue, Apr 15 @ 10:02am
Description
JOINT FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL
PUBLIC NOTICE
April 15, 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Florida Division of Emergency Management have received the following application for Federal grant funding. Final notice is hereby given of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) consideration to provide funding in the form of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Funds will be provided in accordance with Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990 FEMA is required to consider alternatives to and to provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands.
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.
Applicant:
Name of applicant Town of Yankeetown
Project Title:
HMGP-4734-014-R Town of Yankeetown, City-wide Residential Elevations, Elevation
Location of Proposed Work:
The area affected by this project consists of homes in the following locations:
66th Street, Palm Drive, Harmony Lane, Riverside Drive, Magnolia Ave, 61st Street, 60th Street, 62nd Street
Proposed Work and Purpose:
The proposed project is to structurally elevate 12 homes in Yankeetown to reduce the risk of repetitive flooding.
Project Alternatives:
The alternatives to the project that have been and will be considered are 1) the no action alternative and 2) Property acquisition. These alternatives to the proposed project are not viable because under Alternative 1) The participating homes would remain at a heightened level of risk for flooding events; and Alternative 2) Would unfavorably alter the fabric of the community.
Comment Period:
Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Mitigation, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100. These are due within 15 days of this notice. The State will forward comments to applicable regulatory agencies as needed. Interested persons may submit comments, obtain more detailed information about the proposed action, or request a copy of the findings by contacting:
William Ary/Town Manager
Town of Yankeetown
352-447-2511
admin@yankeetownfl.org
Amanda Chin, State Environmental Specialist Team
Florida Division of Emergency Management
850-273-9289
MitigationEnvironmental@em.myflorida.com
This notification was posted by Yankeetown. Yankeetown is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
