FEMA buyout program approved for county [Picayune Item, Miss.]
By Jeremy Pittari, Picayune Item, Miss. | |
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While all of the specifics are unknown at this point, Pinero said he got word of the approval from
Known criteria is scant, but what is known is the affected property will have to be compliant with the National Flood Insurance Policy and qualifying homeowners will receive only 75 percent of the fair market value of their home, the other 25 percent will have to be matched. Fair market value will be determined by a third party appraiser.
The amount of money available for the program is unknown and Pinero said he is unsure if the match will come from the city, county or the homeowner.
Also, anyone interested in signing up for the buyout program would have to have already applied with
Two properties that were on the agenda to be declared a public nuisance prompted some concern from a couple of council members about property values. Council members
Luke said he will look into the matter and get back to the council at a later date.
About 125 natural gas meters still need to be installed as part of the Automatic Meter Reading work, said Public Works Director
Morris said he hopes to receive the meters and have them installed by the end of November or December. Once installed, the gas meters will work similarly to the new water meters, allowing them to be read wirelessly by a laptop computer.
No executive session was held after Tuesday's meeting. The next scheduled council meeting is at
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