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DEP directs Murrysville to study options for creek cleanup and flood control; property‑owner permissions needed

5855021 · August 20, 2025
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Following a call with the state DEP and Representative Cooper's office, municipal staff told the council that a feasibility study would be the next step for any long‑term flood‑control or creek cleanup project. Short‑term cleanups are constrained by property‑owner approvals and permitting requirements.

Resident Bruce Kaufman asked council whether the municipality had advanced talks with state or federal partners about cleaning local streams. Chief Administrator Mister Nestico said the DEP and Representative Cooper's office advised the municipality that any flood control project would start with a feasibility study and that such work would be a multi‑year effort.

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