County approves additional funding for floodplain mapping

  • Senior Director of Infrastructure Bob Daigh explains why the Road and Bridge Department is asking for funding transfers for the Atlas 14 project. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    Senior Director of Infrastructure Bob Daigh explains why the Road and Bridge Department is asking for funding transfers for the Atlas 14 project. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

    Williamson County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve additional funding for the Atlas 14 project, which includes contracts with three private engineering firms to complete an updated floodplain map for the county.

    Commissioners Cynthia Long and Valerie Covey voted against the funding at the June 10 meeting.

    Atlas 14, a federal program, uses rainfall data from 1994 to 2017 to update precipitation fre…