An ongoing flood mitigation project in Wood County, W.Va., is entering its next phase. The county plans to buy and demolish three homes in Happy Valley. After the demolitions, no permanent structures can be built on the properties. The Parkersburg …
Most year-round residents in a flood-prone area in Berkeley County have accepted government buyouts through a hazard mitigation effort that began following a flood in 1996. Fewer than 10 year-round residents remain in the flood plain area of the Sportsman’s …
The Wayne County, West Virginia, Commission is acquiring more than a dozen flood-prone homes in Spring Valley. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a $1.2 million Hazard Mitigation Grant for the project. The state will provide $500,000. County Administrator …