DEC Issues Permit To Shandaken

The DEC issued a permit today that would allow dredging of the Stony Clove Creek along Rt 214. The overflow from this waterway caused the flooding of Phoenicia twice last fall. The work is scheduled to begin in May. If you want to read more about it you can click through on this link to The Times Herald Record online.

DEC Grants Permit for Dredging in Phoenicia

Hopefully this dredging will help protect the hamlet of Phoenicia in the future.