Whitemarsh receives $1 million state grant for Wissahickon Creek project

Whitemarsh receives $1 million state grant for Wissahickon Creek project

FORT WASHINGTON — Floodplain restoration will soon begin along a stretch of the Wissahickon Creek as $1 million in state grant funds was presented on Monday. The ceremony featured attendance from legislators at the local, county and state levels who presented a $1 million check granted through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Local Share Account to further efforts to remediate an 11-acre county-owned parcel tha…

Montco receives $1M grant to restore floodplain along Wissahickon Creek in Fort Washington State Park - Around Ambler

Senator Vincent Hughes and Representative Mary Jo Daley awarded Montgomery County with a $1 million grant to support floodplain restoration along the Wissahickon Creek in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County officials announced. The land was damaged during Hurricane Ida and the ensuing clean-up. With a construction budget of $3.8 million, the project will be executed in three phases. Surveying work began at the site in 2024, while project desi…