This is to give notice that the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has received an application from the Town of Princeville to use Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding from the Infrastructure Recovery Program to implement the Princeville Levee Floodgate Repairs project (hereinafter, the "Proposed Activity”) and is conducting an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and Executive Order 11990 in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations (24 CFR Part 55).
There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, to provide the public an opportunity to express their concerns and share information about the Proposed Activity, including alternative locations outside of the floodplain and wetlands. Second, adequate public notice is an important public education tool. The dissemination of information about floodplain and wetlands facilitates and enhances governmental efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplain and wetlands, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. Funding for the Proposed Activity will be provided by the HUD CDBG-DR program for storm recovery activities in North Carolina.
The State of North Carolina was adversely impacted by the landfall of Hurricanes Matthew (October 8, 2016) and Florence (September 14, 2018). During the Hurricane Matthew storm event, a large majority of the 2,357 citizens residing in the Town of Princeville were displaced by floodwaters due to the functional failure of the Princeville floodgates located along the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) levee bordering the Tar River. Following the storm event, the Town of Princeville undertook to design construction upgrades and necessary repairs to critical flood control infrastructure so as to prevent flooding of the Town during future storm events.
The Proposed Activity has been selected by the Town of Princeville to assist its residents and community to be protected from future storm damage and flooding.
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