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Federal money to go to demolition of a dozen flood-prone properties in Jefferson County
Jefferson County will use federal money to help pay for the demolition of a dozen properties prone to flooding in Fort Atkinson and Milton.
Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced plans Tuesday to use $1.5 million to acquire and demolish 12 properties along the Rock River and Lake Koshkonong floodplains. Jefferson County plans to convert the properties into open park space to avoid possible costs associated with a future flood.
“Properties that experience chronic flooding put the safety of people at risk and take a tremendous financial toll on residents and their communities,” said Darrell Williams, Wisconsin Emergency Management administrator. “We are confident that this project will help Jefferson County take important steps towards safeguarding against future disasters.”
Wisconsin County to Get $1.5M in Flood Mitigation Funds from FEMA May 7, 2021
Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The award, announced by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) is to be used for the acquisition and demolition of 12 flood prone properties in the county.
According to FEMA, removing these homes from the Rock River and Lake Koshkonong floodplains will help reduce the community’s flood vulnerability. Upon completion of the project, the lots will be preserved as open space by the Jefferson County Parks Department.
“The Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs enable communities to implement critical mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of loss of life and property,” Kevin M. Sligh, acting regional administrator, FEMA Region 5, said in a media release. “This project will eliminate
DNR says Enbridge violated law when it waited more than a year to report 2019 spill near Fort Atkinson Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Enbridge Inc. s Superior terminal in Superior, Wis.
The state Department of Natural Resources wants to know why a Canadian oil company waited more than a year to report a spill that may have affected soil and groundwater in Jefferson County.
Enbridge Energy failed to report a spill in early 2019 for more than a year even though the company was well aware that a large amount of an oil substance had been released near Fort Atkinson, in south-central Wisconsin. A letter of violation for waiting to report the spill was issued by the DNR on April 27.
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