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Nay. 5, 2004 10:55AM Cass County HighwaY Dept. No.3576 p. 2 Counry Engint~er- Flood Mitilratinn Fumlf Novembe1' 5. 2004 Pa¡:e 2 FEMA took the posÏlkm that) if any portion of a property to be ill the regulatory fioodway, the floodway portion was ineligible. The State Division of Emergency Management has recently requested that Cass County make a fonnal decision regarding the future of the unspent funds. The total grant funds actually consisted of two grants each around $1 million dollars. Given the new constraint imposed on the funds, we may have no option but to inform North Dakota State EmeTgency Management that grant funds can not be spent by Cass County for the designated purpose. TfCass County notifies the State that the County is unable to spend the funds for the designated purpose, the State would have the ability to apply one ofthe grants to another local flood mitigation project. The other graIlt originated with dillerent disaster year funds that apparently can 11ot be applied toward another local mítigatìon project. I believe the concept of creating river green ways is a worthy one that CaBs County should continue to support and promote. However, FEMA has made it clcar that it can not be accomplished with FEMA dollars. SUGGESTED MOTION: Authorize Chair to sign a letter to advise the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management that Cass County will be unahle to spend the FEMA grants authorized for the acquisition ufRiver Property (Greenway) along the Red and Wild Rice Rivers. The funds will not be spent due to the 2004 restrictions added to the Grants. The letter further indicates that Cass County would strongly support and encourage the use ofthe funds to other flood mitigation projcct(s) in CaBS County. J:\Admin-Eng\Ct1mmi~silm Comp\2004 Corre!ipoJldence\i\dgenda Memo. Orcccway Funds Nov Oil.doc