Peekskill to apply for county flood-mitigation funds for Lockwood Drive culvert
Planner Carol Sammel said the collapsed Lockwood Drive culvert needs permanent stabilization; the city will apply for Westchester County Flood Mitigation funds that would match 50% (up to ~$1M) and proposes using $200,000 of reallocable CDBG funds as part of the match.
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City planners told the council the Lockwood Drive culvert—which collapsed several years ago and has been stabilized temporarily—needs a permanent fix and that the city will apply to the Westchester County Flood Mitigation Fund for assistance. Planner Carol Sammel said the city engineer’s earlier estimate put the project around $2 million; the county grant would match approximately 50% (up to about $1 million).
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