Funding secured for start of Sea Gate bulkhead project
One small step for Sea Gate.
Officials announced on Monday, July 20 that $100,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding has been secured for the first phase of Sea Gate’s proposed bulkhead project which seeks to safeguard the structural integrity of the bulkhead and sea wall that once protected the shorefront neighborhood’s homes and buildings from storm surge and flooding, but were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
The first phase of the project – funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program – consists of engineering, design and analysis with funds also going towards surveying, permits and application fees. Phase two will include construction costs.