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County pursues multiple grants to replace Deauville Island bridge and study Emerson Park sewer
Summary
Planning staff will support an inflow‑outflow sewer study application (EFC, up to $50,000) and pursue NBRC funds (up to $2,000,000) and County Infrastructure Grant funds (up to $500,000) as a match strategy to replace the Deauville Island vehicular bridge.
Cayuga County Planning staff are assisting the Parks & Trails Department with two near‑term infrastructure efforts at Emerson Park and Deauville Island.
The department is preparing an application for the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant, which could provide up to $50,000 for an inflow‑outflow study of the Emerson Park sewer system; the grant requires a 20% match (in‑kind salary) and the application deadline is April 11, 2025. Planning authorized the submittal of a Letter of Intent at an earlier meeting and presented the application details to the committee.
Separately, Parks staff and the County Grant Manager have submitted a pre‑application to the Northern Border Regional Commission to seek up to $2,000,000 toward replacement of the Deauville Island vehicular bridge on the Fleming side. That NBRC grant requires a 20% cash match, which the county could provide from the Capital H fund or another non‑federal source. The county is also preparing to apply for the County Infrastructure Grant Round 2 (up to $500,000) to use as additional local match; the plan is to layer awards to reduce net county funds required.
Committee members voted unanimously that the county move forward with grant applications and associated authorizing resolutions. Planning Director Kari Terwilliger described the multi‑grant strategy as a way to reduce county cash exposure while advancing a project that would support the park’s playground and a possible amphitheater.
Next steps: the EFC application due April 11, 2025; NBRC application deadline April 18, 2025; and staff will bring authorizing resolutions for any subsequent grant submissions and match commitments.
