Madison township earmark project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $1,020,000 in federal funding to the board of madison township trustees in lake…

Madison township earmark project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $1,020,000 in federal funding to the board of madison township trustees in lake county, ohio to grade an eroded bluff to a walkable slope, install underdrain ground water sewer to control existing ground water, and place armor stone along the TOE of the bluff. Specifically, madison township will use these funds to choose a contracting agency and begin the construction of this project. The 2024-2025 project is a build to budget project to manage ground water and harden as much of the shoreline as the grant will permit. The project consists of the following: 1. Design, bid, permit, and award the project to a qualified construction firm; 2. Grading the shoreline to a safe/walkable slope; 3. Placement of underdrain to capture and control existing ground water as past studies identified a high-pressure water table as a significant cause of bluff failure; 4. Placement of armor stone along the shore to harden and protect the land from wave action which carries away collapsed bluff material.