The first of three workshops on the project was held Monday night. The purpose of the workshops is to inform residents on the project and get their input.

There are two phases to the project. The first, a $1.2 million feasibility and alternative solutions study, which the city said will hopefully be done by June 2020. Then there will be about $7.5 million left for construction on whatever plan designers and residents settle on.

"It may end up being a combination of things,” said Diotte. “We are not taking anything off the table at this point, but we could potentially be looking at elevating buildings, walls, berms, and a levee.

Residents at Monday’s workshop were able to give input on what design aspects matter most to them in their neighborhood. Some say they hope more can be done with the water level in the Mohawk.

“There's definitely a lot of folks who feel like we need to focus on managing the river,” said Carol DeLaMarter, President of the Stockade Neighborhood Association.

It’s not just residents in the neighborhood interested in the project. Dan Trask lives in the Town of Glenville and said his home also floods every year.

“If you spend money to build a wall that's great, but it doesn't fix the problem downstream where you have ice jams and that type of thing,” said Trask. “It needs to be looked at as a whole project.”

There will be another workshop held Wednesday and then a final one on Thursday. They will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Reformed Church in Schenectady.

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