Motorists make their way through high water at Route 19 and Beaver Street in Zelienople last May. The Butler County commissioners agreed to hire an engineering firm to evaluate flooding issues in nine municipalities in the county's southern tier and to come up with projects that could help mitigate flooding.

Southwestern Butler County residents have heard little but radio silence after the county and 10 municipalities approved a study suggesting fixes to stem the tide of flooding in May 2021.

Behind the scenes, however, the municipalities are planning their next steps.

Harmony on Tuesday became the first of the local governments to approve a $2,000 expenditure on a study examining how best to finance, begin and implement the stormwater fixes.

“We’re in the beginning stages of this, and every municipality should be asking for the same vote,” council President Greg Such said Wednesday.

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