Commissioner Craver reported that the MOA for the Emergency Management Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund related to Hurricane Helen has been approved, and that TRC plans to seek approval for Holly Street and wastewater treatment plant flooding mitigation using DPS funds. This confirms that Boonville is moving forward with a grant-funded flood mitigation initiative focused on a specific street corridor and the WWTP. Because TRC is already involved in planning to seek approval, the core consulting/engineering role may be in place, but the town will likely need design, construction, drainage improvements, and possibly hydrologic modeling and permitting as the project advances.Vendors specializing in flood mitigation, stormwater infrastructure, and construction can track this project as it moves from planning and funding approval toward design and build phases.

Funded under North Carolina DPS Emergency Management Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund tied to Hurricane Helen.