1.  If you would like to have your property considered for inclusion in the “elevation” grant application, please contact the Borough Office as soon as possible and no later than December 24, 2011. 

2.  If you have not already done so, you will need to complete the Borough’s Application for Zoning Permit - REPAIRED/DEMOLISHED/ELEVATE FLOOD DAMAGED STRUCTURE, including the submission of an independent contractor’s estimated cost and/or an insurance adjuster’s estimated cost for the repair of ALL damage resulting from the recent flood and the submission of documentation on the current market value of each structure from a reliable independent source and/or an insurance adjuster.  We will instruct each property owner as to the additional information that will be required to be provided to the Borough for the application. 

3.  The fact that a Zoning Permit may have already been issued for Demolition, Elevation and/or Repair of a building does not prohibit a property from being included in this application.  A property owner will be able to decide to demolish, elevate and/or repair following the approval of the Borough’s HMGP application.  

4.  As the applications are compared on the basis of cost benefit, we are expecting to prepare two separate applications with the hope that at least one of the applications will be approved. One application will be for those properties having the best cost benefit as demonstrated by multiple flood insurance claims having been made and the cumulative amount of damage claims received within the past 10 years and/or currently pending and that have reached the level of “Substantial Damage”.   For these properties, the grant monies are to be used if the cost to elevate the building will exceed the $30,000 available through the Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) provisions of your flood insurance policy.  A second application will include properties that have not yet reached the level of “Substantial Damage”, but have had one or more flood insurance claims within the past 10 years.  For these properties, the Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) provisions of your flood insurance policy are not available and the grant monies are to be used for the cost to elevate the building.

5.  There is a limited amount of money available for this grant program, the application review process is very competitive and only the best and most deserving cost benefit projects are expected to get funded.  

 In order to present the highest ranking applications possible, your assistance in providing the most complete documentation on accumulated damages over the past 10 years, as well as a description of flood levels and damages caused by the flooding associated with Hurricane Agnes in June of 1972, will be greatly appreciated. 

6.  Additional information pertaining to the FEMA/PEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is contained within the Borough’s Web Site at www.selinsgrove.org .  

7.  If you have any questions, require additional information and/or need assistance in completing the required form, please contact the Borough Office.   

  Additional mitigation information:   Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs.pdf