Public Notice #2
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Land Use Law Clinic at the West Virginia University College of Law (Land Use Clinic) is submitting an application under the West Virginia University CDBG-MIT Regional and Local Planning Grant Program administered by the West Virginia Development Office (WVDO). The Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) allocation as described in Public Law 115-123. The Land Use Clinic is requesting up to $250,000 to achieve project goals. The project will provide training and education to local government officials regarding the Community Rating System. The purpose of this project is to improve flood resilience by increasing participation of local governments in West Virginia in the Community Rating System (CRS). As of 2018, only five municipalities and eight counties (out of 232 municipalities and 55 counties in West Virginia) participated in the CRS program. The Community Rating System provides incentives for local governments to implement regulations and activities that go beyond the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 42 U.S.C. § 4022(b)(1). The primary incentive for CRS participation comes in the form of discounted flood insurance premiums for residents. 42 U.S.C. § 4022(b)(2). Nineteen activities that merit points are divided into four categories: public information, mapping and regulations, flood damage reduction, and warning and response. Educational activities will take place in flood-impacted areas of West Virginia, including Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties. Attendees from surrounding counties will also be invited. Surrounding counties include Summers, Monroe, Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, and Pocahontas. Specific locations of regional training sessions will be identified during the planning phase of the project but will generally occur near flood-impacted communities. The impacted population will include residents and property owners of incorporated and unincorporated areas within the counties listed above. One training session will be held via Zoom, recorded, and archived for flexible access.
Public Comment will begin June 9th, 2022 at 8AM and end June 28th, 2022 at 6PM.
For information on the project including questions, accessibility requests, or to make a comment, please contact Anna Buxton at 304.293.4633 or [email protected]. To review the full proposal visit https://bit.ly/3wWw3WY