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Through Rye Brook’s involvement in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Services Floodplain Easement Program, seven homeowners in the Wyman Street area are pursuing a federal buyout to rid themselves of flooding-prone properties.

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14 homeowners pursue federal buyout to leave flooding-prone R.B. properties

32 households were eligible for the voluntary program, Village foresees first batch of closings to come in August

Rye Brook Village Administrator Christopher Bradbury has set a “soft goal” for the end of 2024 to see the last house come down—putting to rest, from the residents’ perspective, an initiative over two years in the making.

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