Title
Storm Water Program - Hazard Mitigation Catawba River Floodplain Acquisition
Action
ACTION:
(A) Accept the Offer of Sale of Real Estate from Rebecca Angeles, owner of property located at 11837 Riverhaven Drive, Charlotte, NC (tax parcel 031-211-15), for $349,792.
(B) Accept the Offer of Sale of Real Estate from Sam Miller and Billie Hartis-Miller, owners of property located at 10615 Beagle Club Road, Charlotte, NC (tax parcel 031-152-18), for $174,373.93.
(C) Authorize the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Fire Departments to use the structures for training exercises.
Staff Contact: Tim Trautman, LUESA - Storm Water Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Since late 1999, Mecklenburg County has used storm water fee revenue to acquire flood prone property. Buyouts reduce the risk to life and property during floods, while also enhancing the natural and beneficial functions of the floodplain. During large rain events portions of the floodplain will become inundated. This natural flooding lowers the overall creek levels, slows erosive water, filters pollutants, and can reduce damage if people and property are not located in harms way. Mecklenburg County uses the land as open space, for expanding greenways, constructing wetlands, etc.
The Riverhaven Drive and Beagle Club Road parcels were substantially damaged in the June 9-10, 2019 flood event. Their purchase will be funded under the Quick Buy program from the Storm Water Capital Reserve allocation approved at the July 2, 2019 BOCC meeting.
The requested actions will consist of acquiring the properties and demolishing the existing buildings. The purchase prices are based upon fair market value appraisal of pre-flood conditions minus documented flood damages from the June 2019 event. In all cases the owners have voluntarily offered to sell.
Storm Water Services staff allows emergency response agencies training opportunities prior to demolition of flood prone buildi...
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