Borough hopes to begin work on 2012 flood damage this summer

The Mat-Su Borough hopes to begin work on federally funded repairs to Yoder Road and the Talkeetna dike this summer.

Both structures were damaged by the Fall 2012 flood. Initially, the borough had to appeal for funding from the Federal Emergency Mangement Agency for the Talkeetna dike, since the structure was not listed on flood maps at the time. That appeal was successful, and the process is now at the federal level.

Borough Emergency Manager Casey Cook says FEMA has written initial scopes of work for both Yoder Road and the Talkeetna dike and sent them to the borough for review. Cook says borough staff is revising those scopes of work to address concerns the borough has about lack of information. The documents are expected to go back back to FEMA and the State of Alaska by the end of the week.

Casey Cook says he still hopes to begin work this summer, and plans to attend the next meeting of the Talkeetna Community Council, Inc. to answer questions from area residents.