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Candidates say Bridge Street Bridge replacement is existential for Phoenicia
Summary
Both candidates flagged the Bridge Street ("Bridal Street") bridge in Phoenicia as a top infrastructure need, warning that current modeling shows severe flood risk to the hamlet if the structure is not replaced.
Candidates for Ulster County Legislature District 22 made flood resiliency and a major bridge replacement the most urgent infrastructure priority in the forum.
Robert Drake described flood modeling for the Phoenicia corridor and the stakes for the hamlet: "And 8 feet of water would mean there is no Phoenicia," he said, urging county capital-project focus on the Bridge Street Bridge. Kathy Nolan confirmed the county and town have surveyed options, held design charrettes presenting different approaches and are weighing solutions that balance flood capacity with preserving the village's character.
Both candidates said funding and design will involve county, DEP and town coordination; Drake emphasized the scale of the project and called it "existential" for Shandaken's local economy while Nolan noted earlier stream-management projects funded by DEP and the county that inform current proposals.
