Pendleton council schedules a special meeting on McKay Creek

By Terry Murry on Friday, August 9th, 2024 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories

PENDLETON – The Pendleton City Council will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. today (Friday) to act on a potential grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for McKay Creek to remedy the potential problems posed with the flood of 2019. The meeting will be held only on Zoom.

The council is asked to endorse City Manager Robb Corbett to apply for the FEMA grant. The goal of the funding is to help develop projects that will protect property owners from flooding and enhance stream habitat according to a staff report.

The project will rely totally on grant dollars. The amounts are unknown at this time, depending on the amount the federal government decides to approve.

The Zoom meeting ID is 836 0522 2433. The pass code is 532090. The one-tap mobile is 12532158782.

MyCB file photo of McKay Creek during the 2019 flood