Cold Spring accepts O'Neal flood‑resiliency memo and pursues state grant for vulnerability study

Jan 14, 2026

The board accepted O'Neal's initial flood‑resiliency investigation into the public record and reviewed plans to use a $75,000 Hudson River Estuary Program grant (with local match) to fund a vulnerability and adaptation study including community walkshops this year.

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Trustees accepted a memo summarizing O'Neal's initial flood‑resiliency investigation that maps rainfall, topography and likely flow paths and outlines optional adaptation measures. The work follows the 2023 flood and is intended to guide later design and construction grant applications.

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