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Freeport gets $110G in state funds for drainage system after Sandy
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp
Freeport has received $110,000 in state funding to help mitigate tidal flooding in the village, which suffered heavy stormwater damage during superstorm Sandy.
The money will help Freeport purchase check valves and install them in the southern end of the village. The valves “incorporate a new, innovative design that improves drainage by keeping debris from getting caught in the valve,” state...
