Flood-prone Rostraver homes to come down
By TAYLOR BROWN
tbrown@yourmvi.com
More homes will soon be torn down in Elks Place.
Heavy flooding has plagued the area for more than a decade and township supervisors have been working to fix the problem for just as long.
Flood waters tore through the area two years ago, leaving homeowners displaced and at a loss, later causing supervisors to cancel a Community Development Block Grant previously received for a 2016 Stormwater Facilities Project.
Officials made the move after hold-ups with the Department of Environmental Protection.
But problem-solving in the Redstone area of Rostraver Township began long before 2018.
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