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<br />A phased approach was adopted, In Phase I. <br />15 homes and two residential lOts were <br />acquired for $1,27 million (63 percent from <br />FEMA, 21 percent from the state, and 16 <br />percent from the town), Phase II. started in <br />March 1997, involves acquiring the remaining 15 homes for $ 1,3 million, <br />calls for acquiring the Glenhaven 11 Nursing Home for $2.4 million, <br /> <br /> <br />The Acquisition/Relocation Project, The <br />planning process that began in the early '90s <br />paid big dividends when FEMA's HMGP funds <br />became available after Hurricane Fran, The <br />town was ready to implement the major <br />recommendation of its Flood Hazard Mitiga- <br />tion Plan - to acquire or relocate flood'prone <br />residences and a nursing home in the Anne' <br />Marie and Elizabeth Drive neighborhood, <br /> <br /> <br />~" <br /> <br />o_~ M;'cs <br /> <br />Relocation of acquired home in the Town of Boone. <br /> <br />Phase III <br /> <br />At the outset of the mitigation planning process, the planning committee and <br />representatives from the NCEMD, North Carolina DCA, and FEMA recognized the <br />opportunity to use Boone's floodplain project to address several community objec- <br />tives: <br /> <br />Reduce Flood Hazards. Thirty homes and 86 residents will be removed from <br />the floodplain, leading to substantial savings from future floods. Beyond cost <br />savings, the project gives "peace of mind" for [he families who are no longer <br />in harm's v..:ay. A local spokesperson observed: <br /> <br />"aJter 20 years oj appealing Jor help Jrom the town, the results oj this project <br />are quite phenomenal... it's not abo/lt bailing out 20 families.. . bur rather the <br />beginning oj a town-wide campaign to Improve the quality oj our lives, and through <br />the development oj the park and other recreational opportunities. the lives of <br />others in Boone... U <br /> <br />_ Margaret Allen. Elizabeth Drive resident and <br />local neighborhood spokesperson, March 2, 1999 <br /> <br />. Provide Affordable Housing. A major legacy of the Boone Acquisition! <br />Relocation Project \-vill be the provision of safe homes for lmv- to moderate- <br />income families. The buildings \.vere sold to the Northv,:estern Regional <br />Housing Authority (NRHA). a private. non-profit corporation. Currently. there <br />is a shortage of affordable housing in the area, and this project \vill result in a <br />significant increase of housing for a town of Boone's size. Twelve of the <br />houses placed on nearby land outside of the mapped floodplain will become <br />part of the \A/hite Laurel affordable housing development. Lov,l-income <br />families will be given priority: for rental assistance under a NRHA program that <br />provides training and counseling to families to "help teach them \vhat they <br />need to knmv to become first-time home buyers. "23 <br /> <br />Part Two: Mitigation Success Stories <br /> <br />_.@o$,' ~:"T':":;~';-_::E::i,~:_:i~~-;-::::;=1!~ <br />