What: about 2,000 feet of stream restoration from west of Georgetown Road to Leonard Street, to reduce flooding, protect private property and improve water quality.
Where it stands: council authorized staff to apply for phase three engineering and design funding.
Next: design is estimated near $500,000 and construction at $2 to 2.5 million; existing culvert funding could serve as a local match for future grants.
Staff explained that upsizing the Georgetown Road culvert alone would worsen downstream flooding, so the design adds stream bank reinforcement, wetland storage and tidal and outfall improvements.