NEW CITY – The federal government granted Rockland County $1.02 million to fund repairs to the bank of the Minisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw. The funding will pay for most of the project, which includes a new retaining wall to stabilize the creek bank.
West Haverstraw and Haverstraw suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Irene in 2011 when the creek overran its banks and flooded the area.
“This work is part of our ongoing efforts to maintain our infrastructure, including our streams and drainage areas,” said County Executive Edwin Day. “This funding from FEMA relieves the burden on our taxpayers.”
The Rockland County Drainage Agency has been working on several projects to mitigate future flooding.
A second project now underway that will be completed in the fall includes reconstruction of broken gabion baskets, stabilization of gabion baskets that are leaning into the creek, and soil nailing of those and other areas, according to Vincent Altieri, executive director of the drainage agency.
