FEMA AWARDS $767,323 GRANT TO THE STARK COUNTY PARK DISTRICT
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/fema-awards-767323-grant-stark-county-park-district]


Release Date: 
March 15, 2017 

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $767,323 in Flood
Mitigation Assistance (FMA) funds to the Stark County Park District in
Ohio for the mitigation of five flood-prone residential structures in
the floodplain of the Zimber Ditch and the West Branch of Nimishillen
Creek. These structures will be acquired and demolished.

"The Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program enables communities to
implement critical mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk
of loss of life and property,” said Janet M. Odeshoo, acting
regional administrator, FEMA Region V. “This project will lessen the
financial impact on individuals and the community when future flooding
occurs in this area.”

“Zimber Ditch has been a recurring problem,” said Sima Merick,
executive director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.  “We
are pleased to partner with both FEMA and the Stark County Park
District on this important project.”

FMA provides grants to state and local governments to implement
long-term hazard mitigation measures. Through FMA, FEMA will pay
$767,323 of the total $964,380 eligible project cost. The remaining
funds, $197,057, will be provided by the Stark County Park District. 

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to
ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and
improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

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