The City of Brunswick is the recipient of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant of $20 million to enhance the community’s flood resilience. This will be done by developing 10 rain gardens and three acres of water retention ponds. The City will also work with the community to plant 500 acres of pecan trees on cleared lands.
The EPA says the project will make vulnerable roadways more resilient by rebuilding them with sustainable asphalt mixtures and upgrading the road drainage design. The city will remodel the Old City Hall into a community resilience hub, which will fulfill vital roles as an emergency shelter, resource center, training facility, and historical preservation site.
In addition, the EPA project team will offer extension assistance to the local farming community to enhance crop productivity, land-use efficiency, and soil health.