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municipalauthorities.org | 45 M ember S potlight H arrisburg ’ s P axton C reek F looding P roblem is T arget of $1.25M in G rants Rachel McDevitt at StateImpact Pennsylvania reported: "More than one million dollars in federal grants could help reduce persistent flooding in Harrisburg. Congress has awarded two grants to address issues along Paxton Creek, which runs roughly parallel to Cameron Street. Capital Region Water is getting $500,000 to buy right-of-ways for a new wastewater collection line. The Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority is getting $750,000 to design and engineer a creek restoration project. U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced the grants at the Farm Show Complex, which is threatened when Paxton Creek overflows. Casey said reducing the risk of flooding can save lives and livelihoods." To read Rachel's complete story, find it by typing "stateimpact pennsylvania paxton creek" in your browser's search bar. Permission granted to reprint by StateImpact Pennsylvania.