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                                <p>Several dozen West Ashley property owners saw their homes flood badly in 2015 and last year. As Hurricane Irma approaches, relief might be further away.</p><p>The city of Charleston has applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a grant to buy out the owners of 47 properties in its West Ashley Church Creek drainage area. Each property had a record of significant flood damage in recent years.</p><p>However, the agency's extensive response to Hurricane Harvey and flood-devastated Houston will delay a decision, said Charleston Public Services Director Laura Cabiness.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print"><div id="tncms-block-514051" class="tncms-block"><div id="gtm_dfp_medium_rectangle_InStory" class="text-center" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><!--Google Tag Manager Enabled--></div></div></div><p>Cabiness said the city recently received a letter saying FEMA has evoked "immediate needs funding," which means it will focus its work on current emergencies.</p><p>"This doesn't help those (West Ashley) folks as we look down Hurricane Irma in the next few days," she said. "On the other hand, you look at what's happening in Houston and you understand."</p><p>She said the city had expected to get word on the grant this month — or at least by year's end. The timetable is now uncertain.</p><p>The agency's decision on the grant ultimately could hinge on Congress' decisions on an aid package for Harvey victims and an overall decision on federal spending levels as well as how much FEMA ends up spending on Hurricane Irma.</p><p>Meanwhile, FEMA is looking to <a href="http://www.chron.com/business/article/FEMA-looks-to-buyout-homes-flooded-by-Hurricane-12180372.php?cmpid=moengage&amp;cmpid=email-desktop" target="_blank">buy out some Houston property owners</a> whose homes have flooded repeatedly instead of giving them insurance proceeds to rebuild, according to The Houston Chronicle. The report quoted Roy Wright, the FEMA official who runs the National Flood Insurance Program.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_middle" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div><p>“I’ve got to make sure I can make the program work,” Wright said. "The point is, I’m not going to make someone redo their house, then re-buy it.”</p><p>Harris County around Houston already has bought out more homeowners than any county in the nation, Wright said, adding that about $225 million was spent on such purchases in the last two decades.</p><p>The city of Charleston has not had a single such property bought out yet, but it has sought the grant before, without success. That was before Hurricane Matthew caused yet another bout of costly flooding last fall.</p><p>Federal confidentiality rules prohibit the city from specifying which West Ashley properties are involved. Cabiness said the city will keep pursuing its grant request — largely because there's no known drainage fix to prevent these homes from flooding again — and it also seek similar grants for other properties, too.</p><p>"This isn't a one-shot thing," she said.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_bottom" class="tncms-region hidden-print"><div id="tncms-block-616109" class="tncms-block"><style>
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