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December 4, 2014
Funding Delay Complicates Oak Bluffs Dredging
Discouraged by a stalled quest for federal funding, the town of Oak Bluffs is now looking for other ways to dredge the sand-filled channel beneath the Little Bridge at Sengekontacket Pond. The inlet has now closed and the window to dredge it is also closing, with April the deadline for work to be done.
August 28, 2014
Little Bridge Dredging Project Closer to Reality
Oak Bluffs is one step closer to receiving disaster aid to dredge a channel to Sengekontacket Pond, following informal approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
August 2, 2014
Coastal Restoration Projects Lag Due to FEMA Funding Delays
Oak Bluffs continues to press for federal disaster aid to dredge the channel below the Little Bridge and for four other projects.
May 15, 2014
East Chop Repairs Eligible for FEMA Funding
A recent engineering study of the East Chop bluff has revealed further deterioration of the region, which was severely damaged by erosion and major storm events in recent years.
But help may be on its way.
January 16, 2014
West Coast Model Skews Flood Zone
New FEMA maps mean many home and business owners in the commonwealth must either pay millions of dollars for renovations or shell out for flood insurance premiums that reach beyond $30,000 a year.
October 24, 2013
Island Towns Still Wait for FEMA Funds
Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy battered beaches, bluffs and docks from Aquinnah to Oak Bluffs, some towns are still waiting for federal funding for repairs.
June 20, 2013
FEMA Maps Project Increased Flooding
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released updated preliminary floodplain maps that predict increased flooding in coastal areas during northeasters, gales and other strong storms. The maps are the first significant update since the mapping program began in the 1980s and are expected to directly affect federal flood insurance premiums for towns and counties, as well as mortgage programs for some homeowners.
May 23, 2013
FEMA Awards Grant to Edgartown Fire Department
The Edgartown fire department has received a grant of more than $475,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money will go toward upgrading the current cardiac monitoring equipment for all of the Island emergency medical services. The ambulances will now be supplied with advanced cardiac defibrillator monitors, he said, which will assist in transmitting patients who are having active heart attacks.
May 2, 2013
Congressman Bill Keating Tours Coastal Areas, But Demurs on FEMA Funding
During a sunny-day tour of two areas on the Vineyard that have been hit hard by coastal erosion in the past year, Cong. William Keating encouraged a small group of public officials Thursday to press for federal funds for repairs — although he had no sunny promises about the outcome.
November 15, 2012
Island Tallies Monetary Impact of Storms
As the northeast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy’s historic destruction two weeks ago, federal and state disaster relief officials visited the Vineyard on Thursday to assess damages and help begin the reimbursement process for damages to town property sustained during the storm.
Initial estimates to town and county owned coastlines and property Island-wide swelled to over $14.2 million.
