Politics & Government
Harrison Receives $613K in FEMA Funding
The grant was approved this month to cover costs of a project in West Harrison years ago. Since that project has already been completed, money will likely go toward other projects.
The Town/Village of Harrison will receive more than $600,000 in FEMA grant money for an already completed project in West Harrison that the town can now invest in other areas, said Harrison Mayor/Supervisor Ron Belmont.
The original project was bonded by the town and completed about two years ago. Called the Main Street Sewer and Roadway Improvement Project, the construction fixed problems with the wastewater and storm water systems along Main Street in West Harrison from Underhill Avenue to the White Plains border.
Since the problems in the water system were partially caused by storms and flooding, FEMA approved a $496,346 grant for the project late last year. Harrison Town Engineer Michael Amodeo recently discovered that the town was able to apply for an additional $116,969. The final amount from FEMA now comes to $613,315, more than half of the project's total cost.
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Belmont said although not a surprise, the announcement is good news for the town.
"We expected it," he said. "But you don't know when you are going to get it or if you are going to get the full amount."
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Some of the money will be used to improve other areas of town, Belmont said, possibly those that have been affected by more recent flooding.
"We have some areas we are looking at," he said. "It's going to go to that."
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