Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) today announced the Village of Bronxville will receive a $4.375 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to mitigate repetitive flooding in the vicinity of Midland Avenue and Pondfield Road.

“This federal grant is great news for Bronxville, one of several Westchester communities affected by persistent flooding,” said Lowey.  “I have consistently fought for hazard mitigation funding to protect homes, businesses, roads, and infrastructure in our region from the dangers of severe storms and resulting floods.”

“We in the Village of Bronxville are so very pleased that the federal government has seen fit to grant us the money we need to fix the long term flooding problems at our school campus and adjacent neighborhoods,” said Bronxville Mayor Mary C. Marvin.  “I can’t thank Congresswoman Nita Lowey enough for her hard work in making this happen. Nita’s persistence and special ability to use good arguments with government agencies won the day for Bronxville.  This project will go a long way in helping to protect our school and its neighbors in times of severe weather.  Thank you Nita.”

The federal funding is one of four Hazard Mitigation Grants awarded by FEMA to recipients in New York, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri.  Lowey, a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, has consistently fought for this federal funding to help New York communities prevent persistent and severe flooding.

The grant will be used to construct a below grade detention storage system, including a network of drains to maintain groundwater levels, allowing the area to be used as a field instead of as a pond.  A pump station will be constructed to direct storm water runoff from the detention storage system to the Bronx River.

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