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WHATCOM - A total of about 70 flood-prone properties have been identified by the county as eligible to be either bought out or have buildings raised with public money. It's connected to the record flooding that hit Whatcom County in November 2021. There are two rounds of application for Hazard Mitigation Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Public comment on the first round of application is happening now, through Dec. 15. The county hopes to receive a...
This could be the next image of flood recovery: Houses raised up from their foundations to be repositioned several feet higher, if rebuilt at all. Several homeowners in hard-hit Sumas have taken the action already, without knowing for sure if they will be reimbursed part of their costs of doing so. Their effort is through the National Flood Insurance Program of FEMA, which offers a maximum of $30,000 for personally doing “flood risk mitigation” such as raising a house out of floods’ reach. Usually it is only partial reimb...
