Cold Spring approves grant-backed flood vulnerability study for Nelsonville Woods
Trustee presentation and board action moved forward a Professor O'Neal contract for a vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan for Nelsonville Woods — funded by a Hudson River Estuary Program grant ($75,000) with a $4,000 village cash match and in-kind staff time; the board authorized the mayor to sign the proposal.
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Trustees voted to accept a proposal from Professor O'Neal to conduct a vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning study focused on rainfall flooding that affects the Nelsonville Woods and neighboring municipalities. The project, which will involve community engagement and is anticipated to run about a year, is funded primarily through a Hudson River Estuary Program grant and includes a village cash match.
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