A collaborative effort with the federal government to protect Foster City from sea level rise, flooding and climate change took a step forward with the House Committee on Appropriations agreeing to allocate $988,600 toward the Levee Improvements Project, city officials announced this week.
The federal grant is intended to help alleviate the taxpayer burden for Foster City residents who in 2018 supported Measure P, the $90 million general obligation bond financing construction of the city’s largest ever infrastructure project. The proposal has passed the House and is slated to move onto the Senate for final approval. U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, was integral to helping advance the grant as part of legislation that will total $16.9 million for 15 local community projects that she requested to help improve the lives of individuals and families, advance infrastructure needs, create jobs, and support the economy in California’s 14th congressional district. Speier also secured $54.5 million for San Francisco Bay restoration efforts, according to the city.
The Levee Improvements Project will maintain FEMA accreditation of the levee and protect Foster City homes, schools, businesses, essential city services, and infrastructure during storms and high tides, and from future sea level rise. The improved levee will be more resistant to earthquake damage and would prevent FEMA designation of the city as a flood zone, thus avoiding requirements for homeowners to purchase expensive, permanent flood insurance.
For more information about the Levee Improvements Project visit the project website at www.FosterCityLevee.org.
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