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Council authorizes Army Corps permit work for McLin Run Phase 1A; members favor targeted approach to any future buyouts
Summary
Council authorized permit compliance agreements with the U.S. Army Corps for Phase 1A of the McLin Run flood-control project while members emphasized any second-round homeowner buyouts should be targeted and coordinated with phase-two revitalization plans; grant approval and environmental reviews remain pending.
Bridgeville Borough Council authorized the president of council to execute permit‑compliance agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction of Phase 1A of the McLin Run flood‑control project, with project funding and execution contingent on external grant approvals and completion of environmental and historic‑preservation reviews.
Staff and the borough engineer said the project team is finalizing grant paperwork with FEMA and another grant agency described in the record as "Pima," and that environmental and historical‑preservation reviews remain in process. Council members emphasized that execution of work and access to grant funds depend on those reviews and agency approvals.
A separate discussion focused on whether the borough should offer a second round of flood‑mitigation buyouts to homeowners. Council member Jason raised the idea and solicited feedback. Multiple members responded that any future buyouts should be methodical and targeted to match planning and engineering objectives for phase two, rather than a blanket buyout of all creek‑side properties. Members noted a prior buyout program was funded after a presidential disaster declaration and involved about $1.2 million to acquire seven properties; that historical example was cited to inform planning but no new buyout funding or motion was approved at this meeting.
Council and the Planning Commission described phase‑two concepts that include revitalization and reimagining of parts of the corridor with potential communal green space along the creek; members agreed further work with the Planning Commission is needed before any buyout program or scope for phase two is finalized.
What happens next: engineering and manager staff will continue grant and review work with FEMA and other agencies; Planning Commission will refine phase‑two concepts and return recommendations to council for any directive to pursue targeted buyouts or other implementation steps.
Sources: Bridgeville Borough Council meeting transcript (discussion of McLin Run permit agreements and buyout planning).
