Approximately $1.4 million has been allocated toward repairing portions of Manorhaven Beach Park in Port Washington that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy in 2012, North Hempstead town officials said Friday.
About $1.2 has been granted for the work by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while an additional $200,000 has been secured through the state from federal HUD Community Development Block grants, officials said.
In a statement, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth thanked U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for their efforts in gathering the funding to restore the park, which she called a “vital recreational facility” within the town.
The park’s tennis courts, picinic areas, women’s restroom, administrative building and deck all sustained damage during Sandy and are slated for repairs, officials said. The grants will also help restore a broken section of the park’s dock, boat ramp and seawall and various kayak stands.
Work to the administrative building’s roof, a wooden deck and bocce court has already commenced. North Hempstead officials said the town will be reimbursed for the repairs, while other aspects of the construction are still in the planning stages.
Schumer and Gillibrand on Thursday announced several FEMA grants for Superstorm Sandy-related damages, including a $154 million endowment to South Nassau Communities Hospital to rebuild the former Long Beach Medical Center.
