TITLE
Title
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CITY OF HIGH POINT'S STATE ARPA APPLICATION FOR STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS (RICHLAND WATERSHED PROJECT)
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Commissioner Kay Cashion
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BACKGROUND
Background
The City of High Point is working in partnership with the Southwest Renewal and the PTRC to apply for State ARPA recovery funds through: The Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Fund, administered by the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ's) Division of Water Infrastructure.
High Point is seeking 7.M in grant funding to Install Stormwater Management Measures at the headwaters of Richland Watershed in inner-city southwest High Point (US Census Tract 143) by developing W. Green Drive into a Green Street from S. Main Street to W. Taylor Ave. (approximately 3/4 mile) using US EPA guidelines.
The goals of the project is to:
Prevent Flooding
Reduce Stormwater Quantity
Improve Stormwater Quality
Clean the Water in Richland Creek-- NOW IMPAIRED (at the headwaters of Richland Watershed which emerges
1 ½ blocks south - a water source used for drinking in much of Guilford County)
Located in a Disadvantaged Area
Help District meet NC Air Quality Standards
Create Resiliency to the Effects of Climate Change (precipitation predicted to increase in winters)
Uses Nature-Based Solutions
Includes Public Education (1st green street in High Point)
Encourage Economic Development
Raise Quality of Life
Increase Public Safety
Once complete, the project will also contribute to the neighborhood revitalization, offering a brand new, green, tree-lined street scape, safer and more attractive pedestrian spaces, better access to nature and the Richland Creek Watershed, and access to the new Southwest High Point Greenway.
No financial commitment of the county is required.
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, the City of High Point is an ...
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