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UDC Awards Grants to Two Towns to Clean Up River and Its Banks

Photo: The Hawks Nest section of the NYS Route 97 Upper Delaware Scenic Byway in the Town of Deerpark offers a spectacular landscape.

NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted on May 5 to award a combined $4,431.13 to the Towns of Deerpark and Lumberland through its 2022 River and Shoreline Clean-up Grants.

Since initiating the grant program in 2014, the UDC has awarded $37,006.71 to participating member municipalities as an investment of the Council’s operating funds to help keep the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and its banks pristine.

The Town of Deerpark will focus efforts on the Hawk’s Nest area of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway New York State Route 97, a much-photographed winding hillside route which offers sweeping views from 200 feet above the river.

The Town Highway Department will conduct three sweeps after Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day to pick up debris along a 2.9-mile section to the Lumberland town line. Estimated expenses for labor, transportation, supplies, and disposal fees is $3,331.13.

The Town of Lumberland will hire a contractor to collect trash every other week during the summer along the town’s river banks from Camp Tel-Yehudah to the Mongaup River Access at the Deerpark border for $1,100.

The UDC solicited proposals on March 21 with an April 22 deadline. Completion deadline to request reimbursement payment is September 23.
Visit www.upperdelawarecouncil.org to learn more about the bi-state, non-profit organization and its activities.

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