Morris County To Buy More Flood-Prone Properties

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The Morris County Board of Freeholders has approved $165,000 in grant allocations to help finance the buyouts of four more flood-threatened residential properties in Lincoln Park.

It marks 76 county flood buyout grants for purchases across Morris County, including Lincoln Park Boonton, Denville, Long Hill, Morristown, Parsippany, Pequannock and Riverdale, under the county’s innovative Flood Mitigation Program, which has allocated $8.4 million to help fund buyouts of homes.

For more information contact: M.C. Flood Mitigation Program Coordinator Virginia Michelin at 973.829.8120 orvmichelin@co.morris.nj.us; or Morris County Communications Director Larry Ragonese at 973.285.6015 or lragonese@co.morris.nj.us

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