Town of Smithtown gets $300G for flooding
The Town of Smithtown Monday was to receive $300,000 in county funds to address persistent flooding problems in some sections of town.
The funds, drawn from a quarter-cent county sales tax for drinking water preservation, will reimburse Smithtown for ongoing efforts to remediate groundwater flooding, according to the office of County Legis. John Kennedy (R-Nesconset).
Kennedy was to announce the grant Monday morning in a meeting with town officials at Smithtown Town Hall.
Town and county officials are to discuss plans for lowering the chronically elevated water table in the southeast section of Smithtown.
Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
