Onion Creek Buyouts

We are buying out homes in the 25-year floodplain of Onion Creek due to the high risk of flooding. During storms in 1998 and 2001, two neighborhoods had to be evacuated to prevent loss of lives. Ultimately, the land will become a park.

As of December 2010, we have bought 283 properties in the Yarabee Bend and Onion Creek Forest neighborhoods. We are currently buying homes in Priority Area 3. Download a map showing the priority areas.

Unfortunately, there will be no federal funding for this project in 2012. We will probably be able to buy about a dozen homes in 2012 with City funding. We will continue to ask the federal government for funding in future years.

We have hired HDR Engineering to handle the real estate transactions for this project.

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