Canonsburg progresses on flood protection program
An inspection of the Chartiers Creek area conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined Canonsburg Borough is doing what is needed to protect the creek banks, council learned at its meeting Tuesday.
“For the last several years we have been in an unsatisfactory position, so the Corps of Engineers came in last week,” said Rich Russo, council president. “Preliminary results are good from our engineer, RVE. … If there is a flood, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) won’t come in and help us if we don’t do what we need to do as far as maintaining the creek. If we get a good result, FEMA will stand behind us if there is a flood.”
In preparation for the inspection, council voted in August to approve a contract for about $5,000 to A&S Landscaping for the removal of trees along the embankment. There also was a recent remediation of the weeds and chemical spraying of the banks.
Also Tuesday, council announced it expects to hire a new borough administrator at its Sept. 8 meeting, to replace Billie Bilko, who died July 1. In the interim, Russo has been filling the role.