The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has welcomed £9.7m in funding to protect communities from flooding.
David Skaith said projects across the region would benefit from the government money.
A total of £800,000 will be used to make urgent sea wall improvements at Scarborough’s North Bay.
Further funding will be provided to the Kirkbymoorside and Malton and Norton flood alleviation schemes, while in the Dales and North York Moors, £200,000 has been provided to a scheme aiming to re-wet the Great North Bog.
Mr Skaith said:
“We’ve had just over £9.7m announced for our region which is fantastic.
“We as a region have been affected by flooding massively over the last few years which has obviously affected our industries, particularly our farming sector, and has impacted homes, especially around the York and Selby area.
“So having this investment coming in to support early intervention work around flooding is going to be of great benefit to us.”
Defra announced this week that more than 1,000 flood schemes across the country would be built or repaired to protect thousands of homes and businesses from flooding.
In total £2.65bn will be invested over two years towards the work.
Announcing the investment, Floods Minister Emma Hardy said:
“The role of Government is to protect its citizens. However, we inherited flood defences in their worst condition on record.
“Through our Plan for Change, this government will deliver a decade of national renewal and economic growth.
“As part of that we are investing a record £2.65bn to build and repair over 1,000 flood defences across the country.”
The funding is part of the government’s plan for change proposals, which aim to boost economic growth in local communities by protecting businesses, delivering new jobs, and supporting a stable economy in the face of the increasing risk of flooding as a result of climate change.
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