Dover Township Gets $5.8 Million FEMA Grant for Floodplain Project
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DOVER TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Dover Township in York County is getting millions of federal dollars to pay for a floodplain project focusing on improving the health of a nearby creek.
The nearly $6 million grant comes from FEMA, part of the agency’s “Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities” (BRIC) program. Township officials said this project will have environmental impacts all the way to the Chesapeake Bay.
Flooding has long been a problem in Dover Township, particularly for areas bordering the Little Conewago Creek.
“That particular property has been prone to flooding in the township for at least the last 10 years,” township manager Laurel Oswalt said of a road bordering the creek. “Sometimes it floods and people can’t get in and out.”
The township bought some of those properties and demolished them, but Oswalt said they want to focus on prevention.
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