BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA has posted a Public Notice regarding the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for a proposed group housing site for survivors in need of housing as a result of Hurricane Ida.
FEMA has prepared a Draft EA for a proposed group site in Terrebonne Parish known as 2097 West Park Phase 2 Group Housing Site (TR-5). The proposed action includes developing an approximately 36.6-acre site for up to 203 manufactured housing units to be located in Schriever. Activities may include, where necessary, site clearing, grading, road construction, the placement of concrete pads, utilities (electricity, water and sewer), and the transport and installation of transportable temporary housing units to the site.
FEMA is required to provide a Public Notice for the West Park Group Housing Site Draft EA. This notice provides instructions regarding how to access the Draft EA and how to provide comments. The Public Notice for the Draft EA can be viewed here: Region 6 - Environmental Documents and Public Notices | FEMA.gov.
The public comment period will be limited to three days due to the emergency nature of this action and need to provide temporary housing solutions for survivors of Hurricane Ida.
The public comment period begins March 7 and ends at 5 p.m. March 9. If no substantive comments are received, the Draft EA and Finding of No Significant Impact will become final and no further public noticing will be conducted.