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Ronnie Park Neighborhood Stormwater
Residents of the Ronnie Park neighborhood on Jacqueline Drive, Sunset Drive, and Rollingview Drive were significantly impacted by Hurricane Ida in September of 2021. View the PowerPoint Presentation from the December 11, 2021 public meeting.
Mitigation Efforts and Public Outreach
Willistown Township is working to develop long-and-short term plans to improve drainage in the area and avoid damage during future rain events. The Township has engaged Carroll Engineering Corporation to handle stormwater mitigation planning and implementation efforts.
The Township announced the receipt of grant funding on February 10, 2025. Having received an initial grant funding allocation for the project through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the Township and consultants are proceeding with the completion of design and engineering of the project and optimistically awaiting further notification of additional grant funding.
The Township has continued efforts to secure a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. In addition, Carroll continues their work on the design of the long-term infrastructure. An update meeting was held for residents of the neighborhood on Monday June 24, 2024. View the meeting agenda and meeting presentation.
Carroll Engineering is also working on a long-term solution for stormwater mitigation efforts. The project will create a stormwater management system - pipes, inlets, and outfalls - to collect and divert stormwater from homes subject to flooding. An additional meeting was held on Thursday, January 12, 2023 and went over the status of the project and tentative timeline. View the meeting recording and meeting presentation. The short-term (Phase I) mitigation project, which primarily included stabilization of the slope to the plunge pool, was completed in the summer of 2023. View the Erosion Prevention Plan.
For several weeks in November 2022, Carroll Engineering was in the neighborhood accessing and developing a short term plan for the plunge pool and existing stormwater sewers. The short-term work will include grading, stabilization, and plantings in the area of the plunge pool. This work is expected to begin in the spring of 2023. A general information session was held on Thursday, December, 1. View the meeting recording and meeting presentation.
Long-Term Infrastructure Design
The January 12 meeting presentation includes two maps - a map of the current stormwater infrastructure, and a design showing the proposed new infrastructure. The Township Engineer, Carroll Engineering, has worked to develop a design that will mitigate and divert the greatest amount of stormwater while causing the least impact on the homeowners and community. The new infrastructure is presented in yellow. In order to install and maintain some of the planned infrastructure, the Township will require easements from some homeowners. While this is the final design, additional survey work will be needed to finalize precise locations of needed easements and well as precise locations of pipes and inlets. If an easement is required from a homeowner, they will be contacted directly by the Township. Continued input and assistance from community members in the neighborhood is essential to the success of this project. To everyone who has attended a meeting on this issue, thank you!
Funding
In 2022, the Township applied for funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, federal funding implemented by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). As of February 2025, the Township received an initial award of $268,194.15 toward project design and engineering. The funding presently obligated does not cover construction; the Township optimistically awaits further notification from FEMA and PEMA regarding funding for future phases of the project. Capital and Stormwater funds are also expected to be expended on this project.
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