HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – The Haywood Waterways Association received a $2 million grant from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund. The monies will go toward mitigating the devastating floods that have marked the area along Haywood County’s Pigeon River for decades. The combined funding is the largest received by the association and will be used to secure storage for floodwaters in Canton, ensuring clean and safe drinking water, stabilizing the riverbanks with “shovel-ready” projects, and conserving river-adjacent farmlands.
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