The Woodbury Select Board is considering being a sponsor for possible work to be done on sites of “immanent hazard to life and property” within Woodbury, with a focus on flooding issues from the 2024 floods. Funding for this program comes through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).  Both the municipality of Woodbury and Woodbury property owners are eligible for consideration by the NRCS for possible prevention of future flood damage or threat to public safety. With NRCS approval, the program would pay for all engineering/design costs and for 75% of the construction costs. The program will not pay for the repair of any property damaged by flooding in 2024.

Woodbury residents who are interested, feel they might qualify and/or have questions are encouraged to contact Michael Gray…802-456-1983…wsbmgray@gmail.com.  A list of sites will be compiled by the select board and then submitted to the NRCS. After submittal, a representative of NRCS will visit and review the sites and NRCS will later determine what sites qualify for aid within the program.