6/11/18
by News Department on 06/11/18Flood funding...
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin joined Senator David Argall, Representative Mike Tobash, and other elected officials to announce the approval of funding to support a comprehensive flood protection project in Pine Grove.
The $3 million in funding, secured by DCED from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, will enable Pine Grove to create a floodplain restoration area on land owned by Guilford Mills, a major local employer and project partner.
The project includes developing a naturalized floodplain area on 50 acres of open land east of the Swatara Creek, which would alleviate the majority of the flooding west of the creek, including the heavily populated north end of Pine Grove.
Construction and engineering costs are also being supported with just under $3 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
