PLEASANTVILLE, NY — Plans to fix Hopper Street, which has long been plagued with flooding from the Saw Mill River, will move forward with a $200,000 state grant to the village of Pleasantville announced last week by New York State Sen. Pete Harckham.

The cul-de-sac floods because of its location and its elevation.

Village officials plan to have Hopper Street milled, repaved and regraded so that stormwater runoff in the area is diverted to drainage infrastructure that will be constructed at the end of the roadway.

"Communities like Pleasantville are experiencing first-hand the problems brought on by climate change and related extreme weather events, including increased flooding, so making our infrastructure — roadways, bridges and drainage systems — more resilient makes perfect sense," said Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer.

Currently, Hopper Street has neither the appropriate drainage nor the proper pitch to prevent flooding or remove stormwater from the area efficiently and quickly.

To help alleviate the flooding that occurs, stormwater will be sent to two new catch basins on the street. The work included in the project will require site prep, some utility demolition and tree removal, milling and paving, construction of a new curb and landscaping.

"A capital project like the repaving of Hopper Street in Pleasantville is not only important for maintaining the infrastructure of the village," said Westchester Legislator Margaret Cunzio, "but in this case it will also improve the quality of life for these residents and help with the constant flooding issues that have arisen. This is an example of working together to make government more effective and responsive to our residents and small business owners."

The awarded grant funding was secured within the State and Municipal Facilities Program, which is among the grant programs administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York to support community and economic development. Harckham has delivered more than $5,000,000 of state grant funding to municipalities and nonprofits in SD40 over the past year, including $200,000 for a new civic space in Pleasantville and $50,000 for the Pleasantville Fire Department to purchase a utility task vehicle.

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