The Wyoming Valley Levee fee won’t increase next year under a $1.74 million operating budget the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority approved Tuesday.
The Wyoming Valley Levee fee won’t increase next year under a $1.74 million operating budget the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority approved Tuesday.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that 100 environmental and infrastructure projects throughout the state received more than $10.4 million in funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
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By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com
Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Executive Director Christopher Belleman stands where an active railroad line cuts through the Wyoming Valley Levee in Edwardsville in this photo from earlier this month. A project the authority awarded Tuesday will create a “stop log” barrier that can be quickly installed during flooding, eliminating the need for time-consuming sandbags there.
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Wyoming Valley Levee overseers have approved a contract to address seven gaps in the flood control system so approximately 8,000 sandbags and other labor-intensive closures won’t be needed when the Susquehanna River rises.