The Town of Drumheller is proceeding with another application to the province for funding for flood mitigation.
Another round of grant applications is due September 30, 2016, under the Alberta Community Resilience Program for flood mitigation funding.
To date, the Town does not have any answers from the Alberta Government on whether Drumheller's flood mitigation projects, including property buyouts, are at 100% Provincial cost as well as an answer as to when our new flood mapping based on an exemption for Drumheller as granted by the Alberta Government will be confirmed.
"While this funding is essential in protecting Drumheller, the Town remains optimistic that the Province will move forward to answer the Town's concerns on our first round of approved priorities,” said Yemen. “We are committed to remaining an engaged stakeholder until Drumheller is fully protected from future
flooding."
The Town was approved for two priorities in the amount of $3.2M each for East Midland & Newcastle and Central Drumheller on February 26, 2016, at 90/10% cost sharing for the first $3M and 70/30% cost sharing thereafter.
The remaining priorities have been re-submitted under the 2016 grant program which includes: berms for Nacmine, Willow Estates, Rosedale/Aerial Flats and 9th Street NW (Hospital Area); repairs to Midland's existing dyking structure; and relocations.
