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Everson development on the Nooksack’s floodplain weighs climate risk with housing need

Mateo Meadows, a mixed-income complex, will house 30 townhomes, eight apartments and commercial space
Oct. 23, 2024 10:00 p.m.
RVs line up outside Hamilton First Baptist Church on a rainy day.
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Flood updates: NW Washington towns set up shelters, prep for evacuees

Skagit sets up Red Cross shelter; street flooding in Ferndale
Updated Dec. 5, 2023 5:56 p.m.
Paula Harris, right, a river and flood manager for Whatcom County Public Works talks as she walks over to the small crowd, gesturing.
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Almost 2 years after historic event, county projects reduce community flood risk

New infrastructure addresses crucial sites, protects public facilities
Oct. 18, 2023 5:00 a.m.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen pointing as he smiles and chats.
Government

With shutdown averted, funding available to Whatcom flood victims

Federal budget extension includes $16B for FEMA
Updated Oct. 3, 2023 9:12 a.m.
An aerial view of Everson's Main Street where residential homes line alongside the road.
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FEMA flood relief grants for property owners delayed indefinitely

Millions of dollars in federal grants were earmarked for Whatcom County 2021 flood recovery
Sept. 22, 2023 2:56 p.m.
A biker cycles by as an excavator drops riprap armor along the levee of the Skagit River.
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Skagit levee repairs reduce anxiety for residents before next flood season

5 levee repair projects in Skagit underway this summer
Aug. 28, 2023 5:00 a.m.
A road at Whatcom County with a few cars drive by.
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Whatcom flood recovery pushing forward 18 months later

County Long Term Recovery Group seeks volunteers, support
May 23, 2023 3:59 p.m.
An aerial view of Everson's Main Street where residential homes line alongside the road.
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FEMA flood relief grants to hit county mid-July

Displaced homeowners still waiting on buyouts, lifts
May 16, 2023 12:04 p.m.
Tony Chunkapura sits in the gutted living room of his Everson home.
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2021 Whatcom flood victims face rising housing costs, homelessness

'So much for the American Dream'
May 9, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Water floods the street in front of Sumas Elementary School during the November 2021 floods. Thousands of properties were damaged across the region
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Whatcom to buy, lift flood-damaged properties through FEMA grant

More than $12M expense approved by county council
April 26, 2023 4:35 p.m.
As trucks drive through flood waters at Sandy Point, Steve Wight walks through the flooded street.
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Areas of county flood, but Tuesday saw worst of it

Wednesday conditions were calmer than forecasted
Dec. 28, 2022 4:54 p.m.
Whatcom County Public Works has a bright yellow sign letting drivers know of water over the roadway.
Weather

Wild weather brings high water, winds to Whatcom

Motorists advised to be be wary of water on roads
Updated Dec. 27, 2022 4:54 p.m.

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