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Village staff outline nearly $10 million in flood mitigation grants and three proposed projects
Summary
A department head updated the board on a Resilient Watersheds Grant proposal of $9,976,250 (with an estimated ~10% local match) covering river realignment, bridge demolition and channel work; staff said funding fills gaps in earlier awards but preconstruction tasks and intergovernmental agreements are still required.
The board received a detailed briefing on January 26 about a Resilient Watersheds Grant (RWG) award proposal totaling $9,976,250 with a proposed local cost share of $997,625, intended to fund three flood‑mitigation projects in the village.
Dennis, a department head, told trustees the grant is a companion to a previously funded green resiliency grant and is intended to close budget gaps and enable complementary projects. Project 1 would realign the Numerick River to improve flood conveyance and construct flood benches; project documents say bank stabilization and downstream channel improvements are needed to accept increased flow. Project 2 would fund demolition of the Tompkins Avenue Bridge (the grant does not include replacement funding); village notes said the bridge has not carried vehicle traffic since 2021, and pedestrian access has been restricted. Project 3 includes demolition of the Center Avenue bridge and channel improvements to increase conveyance capacity between Fenimore Road and Waverly Avenue.
Dennis emphasized that although “the funding is real,” the projects are at a context and planning stage: Army Corps preconstruction tasks, historical and archaeological studies, rights‑of‑entry, geotechnical testing, and intergovernmental agreements with county and state partners remain before construction can begin. He said the village will continue pursuing additional grants for other smaller proposals that were not funded in the current round and that public engagement and design work will follow.
The briefing framed the RWG awards as a significant step toward coordinated, downstream–to–upstream flood mitigation involving the village, county and Army Corps of Engineers, but officials warned there is no firm construction schedule yet. Board members asked for continued public updates; subsequent board action also named the village manager responsible for grant administration and directed monthly public progress reports.
