After months of speculation, Newark and Sherwood District Council has agreed to contribute £¼m towards flood mitigation in the area.
However, Southwell, one of the worst affected areas of the July 2013 floods, still doesn’t know how much of that it will receive.
A flood mitigation scheme for Southwell will cost £1.875m.
The Government has pledged £720,000 of that but the rest must come from partner agencies and the community.
So far, Nottinghamshire County Council has pledged £600,000, Southwell Town Council a total of £60,000 and the community is trying to raise £125,000 as its contribution through the Southwell Flood Fund.
Newark and Sherwood District Council was the only body not to have committed to a firm amount of money.
Now the authority has agreed to give £250,000 towards flood mitigation measures across its area, but it has yet to decide how much of that will be allocated to Southwell.
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