Beacon waterfront projects to get $208,000 more in grants

BEACON -- Beacon will receive more grant money to spruce up the waterfront and increase river access.

Gov. George Pataki announced Monday the city will receive $208,000 in grant money from the Environmental Protection Fund to stabilize the shoreline at Beacon Landing.

The money will be used to stabilize approximately 2,500 feet of shoreline and construct a path.

Other uses for the grant money include a handicapped-accessible boardwalk, fishing pier, granite steps down to the river, a reconstructed bulkhead to create safe public access to the river and tie-ups and ladders for recreational boating.

Beacon's funding is a portion of $1.7 million in Environmental Protection Fund and federal Land and Water Conservation grants spanning seven counties.

Scenic Hudson, which owns the Beacon Landing property, is developing a design for the property.