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Flood map funding on Valdosta agennda @ VCC 2016-08-11

It’s Valdosta’s turn, after

Lowndes County approved up to $40,000
,
tomorrow (Thursday 11 Aug 2016),
it’s on the

Valdosta City Council agenda



for the city to approve a similar amount,
adding up to matching what USGS is willing to supply.
It was Valdosta’s idea in the first place, and maybe this
interactive flood map for a small part of the Withlacoochee River through Valdosta will help prevent, or at least provide early warning for,
the types of

road closings and other floodings that happened in 2009
.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

5:30 PM Thursday, August 11, 2016

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

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Skipper Bridge Road bridge, Withlacoochee River

The old bridge got condemned during the great flood of April 2009.


Lowndes County is rebuilding the bridge over Skipper Bridge Road near the new school site.
I think this is using FEMA funds.

It’s not clear that the new Staten Road bridge is high enough

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