The Town of North Hempstead has received more than $130,000 in reimbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for consultant services on post-Superstorm Sandy dredging projects at ponds in Roslyn and Manhasset, officials said Friday.
The town has been repaid $131,947.50 in direct administrative charges from FEMA for expenses it incurred from DMS Disaster Consultants toward financing sand-removal work at Roslyn’s Gerry Pond Park and Grist Mill ponds, as well as for the re-contouring of ponds and streams at Whitney Pond and Manhasset Valley parks.
DMS Disaster Consultants, which the town uses to assist in the acquisition of FEMA funding, had helped attain $3 million from the agency for sand removal projects slated to begin next year, officials said.
“Our ponds, streams and waterways are such an important part of the beauty of our town and provide wonderful passive and recreational opportunities,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. “By receiving more funding for aquatic sand removal we are able to provide a hospitable habitat for fish and wildlife as well as adding to the aesthetic appeal to our waterways.”
The dredging projects were each included within the town’s $48 million five-year capital plan.
