TOWN OF GRAFTON, Wis. — Ozaukee County leaders credit infrastructure and habitat restoration projects at local parks with helping retain water runoff.

Despite the county receiving several inches of rain, Ozaukee was largely spared from the worst of the flooding that hit the Milwaukee area last weekend.

Over the past 15 years, Ozaukee County has invested more than $12 million into restoration projects countywide, according to county leaders. The funding comes from the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with some additional state funding here and there.

"This is why we need these spaces," said Andrew Struck, Ozaukee County's Director of Planning and Parks.

In the wake of the floods, Struck's department gave local leaders a tour of several parks Friday, including Lion's Den Gorg

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