Group Seeks Funds for Fishkill Creek
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If legislation sponsored by state Sen. Rob Rolison, whose district includes Beacon, becomes law, Beacon and other municipalities through which the creek passes would become eligible for funding through the state’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) and the Environmental Protection Fund.
The programs provide grants for planning, design, land acquisition and other waterfront projects for designated coastal water bodies, such as the Hudson River, and inland waterways. Beacon adopted a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program for its riverfront and Fishkill Creek in 1992 and updated it in 2011, but the creek lacks designation as an inland waterway.
“This designation opens the door for the towns along the Fishkill Creek and its tributaries to access vital resources,” Rolison said.
