Rye expects to sign a $16,000 agreement to hire SLR Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Land Survey, P.C., according to Interim City Manager Brian Shea.
Rye residents in the Glen Oaks neighborhood -- bordered by Harrison, Rye Neck and Osborn School -- have been impacted by Beaver Swamp Brook flooding before.
In January, the City Council floated the idea of a temporary moratorium on downtown development, but the idea was scrapped after it generated substantial pushback.
Council members agreed that further study was necessary to best protect the Central Business District, while maintaining that a moratorium could still be an option down the road.
The building would be constructed at 25 Milton Road, a property that was donated to the arts center in 2022 and is adjacent to the center's current home.
