Residents of City of Rye Invited to Attend Public Engagement Meeting on Sept. 9

Press release:

The NYRCR Rye Planning Committee to host Public Engagement Meeting on September 9, 2014 for the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program New York. Residents of the City of Rye are encouraged to attend a public engagement meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 to learn about the State-sponsored NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program.

The NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program is one of several Storm Recovery Initiatives and was established to provide additional rebuilding and revitalization assistance to communities severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. To facilitate community redevelopment planning and the resilience of communities, the State has established the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program and allocated more than $25 million for planning in the most affected communities. Later, allocations of funds will be used to support the implementation of projects and activities described in the plans that the identified communities will produce.

September 9, 2014 7-9 PM

Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Road

Rye residents

NYRCR Rye Planning Committee,

NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program

Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, info@stormrecovery.ny .gov

For additional information, please click here.

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The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s mission is to coordinate and implement the

State’s programs for Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, including

housing, small business, transportation, coastal and inland infrastructure, and local

community planning programs. More information about Storm Recovery and its programs is

available online at http://stormrecovery.nv.gov/.