Final Public Notice

The Bladenboro Housing Authority has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program funding through North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) as a sub- recipient.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHP A).

Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.

Sub-Applicant: Bladenboro Housing Authority

Project Title: 82003 - Bladenboro Housing Authority Administrative Building Alternative Project; P A-04-NC-4393-PW-0 1838

Location of Proposed Work:

• Admin Building current location
  117 N Main St Bladenboro, NC 28320
  Latitude: 34.53860
  Longitude: -78.78823
  Date of Construction: Approximately 1905
  
  
• Admin Building proposed location
  706 Chestnut St, Bladenboro, NC 28320
  Latitude: 34.548937
  Longitude: -78.808178
  Date of Construction: --

Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:

This project is for the construction of a new Administrative Building for the Bladenboro Housing Authority at an alternative location. All work is located in an unshaded X zone (0.1 % Annual Chance Flood Hazard) and AE Zone (1 % Annual Chance Flood Hazard). Confirmation of location in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) was determined by the Bladen County Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel Numbers: 3720024800L, dated 12/06/2019, and 37200268001, dated 01/05/2007. The proposed work conforms to all applicable State of North Carolina and local floodplain regulations. There is a potential for the facility to be impacted by future flooding events due to its location within the AE and unshaded X zones. The proposed work will not take place in wetlands per the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory and will have little potential to impact or affect wetland values.

Proposed Work and Purpose:

The Bladenboro Housing Authority will utilize force account labor and contracts for an alternative project to construct a new Administrative office located at 706 Chestnut St, Bladenboro, NC 28320 (34.548937, -78.808178) using a capped amount based on restoring the previous facility. The alternative project will consist of the construction of 3000 SF of concrete slab, asphalt shingle roofing, and wood frame structure as well as installation of mechanical/RV AC equipment, electrical systems, plumbing, interior and exterior doors, windows, vinyl flooring, ceramic tile, and smoke/fire alarm systems. The original structure will be cleaned and made safe. As such, the useful life of the facility should increase and no adverse impacts to the floodplain should occur.

Project Alternatives:

Alternative #1 (No action): The 'no action' alternative would ultimately result in a negative impact on the Bladenboro Housing Authority. If neither in-kind repairs nor new construction were to occur, then adverse economic and social impacts may occur to Bladen County.

Alternative #2 (Repair in-kind): Repairing the previous location without minimization measures may result in similar damages from future events. If similar damages occur again, it would cause adverse economic and social impacts.

Comment Period:

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to:

FEMA Internal 11988 Reviewer
FEMA Region 4
3005 Chamblee-Tucker Road
Atlanta, Georgia, 30341

Alternatively, comments may be emailed to FEMA. Please send comments with the subject line [DR-4393-NC-01838 11988 COMMENT].

All comments are due by no later than 30 days of the posted date of this notice.

Posted on 6/22/2021

End of Notice