Council approves $4M HEAL program funds for river intake repairs after Hurricane Helene
Jonesborough accepted a cooperative arrangement with Washington County to access approximately $4 million in HEAL assistance for repairs and a temporary redundant pump intake to address storm damage and increased sediment after Hurricane Helene.
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Council approved seeking and accepting HEAL program assistance administered through Washington County to fund repairs to the town's river intake damaged by Hurricane Helene and to install a temporary pump-based redundant intake. The chair described significant intake damage and increased sediment loads, noting lagoon cleanings have increased from twice a year to approximately every two months.
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