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Project Overview

History  Problem  Error in Original Flood Insurance Study  100 Year Flood Elevation Shown 5 Feet Lower Than Actual  Affected Areas  Cranford Drive  Bush Court & Cragmere Oval  Cypress Street

History  1 st Proposed Project  2150 feet of realignment of Demarest Kill, between Old Route 304 and Cranford Drive  1600 feet of realignment of its tributary  Limited gabion construction  Permits Issued to Project  NYSDEC - 01/26/1998  Army Corps - 06/23/2000  Rockland Co Drainage Agency - 04/07/1998  Project Scope Revised Due to Opposition

Public Input and Outreach  September, 2011 Resident Meeting  October, 2011 Site Meetings  2011 Resident Survey  135 Surveys Mailed  68 Responses Received  Multiple Responses Discounted  52 Responses Used  Return to Larger Scope Project  New Permit Applications Required

Public Input and Outreach  New Permit Applications  Army Corps of Engineers June 2013  NYSDEC June 2013  RCDA August 2013  Public Notice and Comment – Town Mailing  Additional Information Meetings  February 2013 April 2014 February 2015  Additional Project Review  NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan - 2014  Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery  Environmental and Plan Peer Reviews – 2015-2017

Interim Measures • Detention Pond Construction  South End of Cypress Street  Capacity 1.8 Ac-Ft 586,492 Gallons

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New Project Plan – Stream Elements

New Project Plan – Stream Planting

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Project Funding  Estimated Cost - $3.5 Million  Town Funding - NONE  County Has Agreed to Contribute  Will Reimburse $1 Million of Project Cost  Inter-municipal Agreement has been Executed  FEMA  Hazard Mitigation Program Post Irene – Not approved  NY Rising / GOSR  $2.5 Million Committed to this Project

Continuing Interim Measures  Stream Cleaning  Town Forces Continuing to Identify and Remove Blockages  Coordination with County Highway Dept.