Seymour Land Trust faces $750G cleanup from storm

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR — A fast-moving storm that ravaged the town late Friday afternoon “devastated” the Seymour Land Trust’s Legion Pool park, officials said, causing more than $750,000 in damage.
Meanwhile, First Selectman Paul Roy spent part of the day Monday touring several other hard-hit areas with a representative from the office of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, to see if Seymour can qualify for emergency cleanup funding.
The storm dumped some 5 inches of rain in a short period of time, causing parts of the Naugatuck River between exits 22 and 23 of Route 8 to flood, as well as smaller water bodies to rise some 6 to 8 feet above their usual levels.

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