The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Florida Division of Emergency Management are eyeing a home on Deltona’s east side to head off future flooding.

The City of Deltona has applied to FEMA for a grant to purchase a house along Riverhead Drive for possible acquisition and demolition. The specific address, as identified by a house number, has not been released. 

If the city receives a grant from FEMA and purchases the property, the city will keep ownership of the parcel as open space or a possible retention pond.

The disclosure about the city’s interest in acquire the home and lot came about as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Other properties may also be subject to a buyout from the city. Approximately 250 homes in Deltona were flooded because of Ian’s rains.