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Jonesboro has a $1,036,550 FEMA grant to plan Lost Creek flood improvements
The Daily Jonesboro team
If you live or work in North or West Jonesboro, this one's for you. The city has been awarded $1,036,550 from FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program for engineering and design plans along about 4.27 miles of Lost Creek, a city news release Friday said.
The grant covers planning and design, not construction. Proposed work includes widening the channel's bottom, creating more gradual side slopes and adding a tiered bank shelf with a maintenance road that would also serve as a walking trail.
- Match: $324,000 from the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management
- Also federal: $64,550 in subrecipient management costs
- Earlier: $1 million in fiscal 2025 for property acquisition
The city says floodplain restrictions have limited commercial development in north and west Jonesboro for decades. Chief Operations Officer Tony Thomas said the plans would position Jonesboro to pursue federal construction funding through opportunities such as the Water Resources Development Act.
The grant's performance period runs from January 2025 to January 2028
- Jan. 2025The grant's performance period begins.
- Oct. 30The city announces the $1,036,550 FEMA award in a news release.
- Jan. 2028The grant's performance period ends.
Sources: kait8.com, NEA Report
Sources: kjnbtv.com, kait8.com, NEA Report