Flooding along the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford. Delaware County Council approved a $25,000 allocation for a flood study along the Brandywine Creek that will produce implementable actions.
Delaware County Council allocated more than $1.8 million in COVID relief funds for projects ranging from a flood study of the Brandywine Creek area to summer camp for children of unemployed parents looking for a job to development of Little Flower Manor Park.
In May, council had a hearing receiving requests from organizations for portions of the American Rescue Plan Act funds distributed to the county.
“Over 37 groups came and presented on projects they would like funding for,” Council Chair Dr. Monica Taylor said. “We are currently going through the process of reviewing all of those and seeing where they fit at in terms of our county vision of using ARPA…
