WILSON, N.Y. -- Washed away and under water.

For months now, it’s been a slow sinking feeling for those watching the water rise.

"As you can see, it just keeps on eating away at the property," said Bob Moore, of Wilson.

Moore is happier than ever last year was the year he landscaped the back of his property, reinforcing it against Lake Ontario.

"Two layers of five ton boulders, you're talking 10,000 pound boulders up here and they just got wiped out," Moore said. 

That was just from the winter. Add the high water and crashing waves this spring, and Moore says about 10 feet of his land has been washed away.

"If you think about it in a contrast really, if someone were to build a road and take your property that way, the government will actually pay you for it," Moore said. "On this side the property is actually taken away from us."

But for homeowners losing land into the lake, there could be relief on the way. As of Monday both the state Assembly and Senate approved $90 million in grants and tax relief.

"A private property owner based on their application could get upwards of $60,000, municipalities $100,000, small businesses $30,000," Niagara County legislator David Godfrey said.

Godfrey says it's a little bit of a weight lifted of his shoulders knowing help could be on the way. But, they still have a long way to go.

"Right here, the Wilson Boathouse they've estimated in the millions of dollars in damage just within that one restaurant and marina area," Godfrey said. "The Wilson Harbor, with three marinas and three yacht clubs we are probably looking at close to $10 million in losses, minimal."

Niagara County Highway Department Commissioner Dean Lapp says what would relieve him is less water. 

"The water levels go down," he said. "That would be a complete sigh of relief."

Lapp says any financial help is appreciated though as any preventative measures take are being funded out of the department's budget.

"As of two weeks ago, we were at $200,000," Lapp said.

As they all wait for the water to subside and the amount of money coming into rise, it’s a balancing act. And they're hoping Albany doesn't tip the scales.

"I'm on a fixed income, I don't have a huge amount of money. I'm retired and it's the same thing for many, many people along here," Moore said. "These are just cottages it's not as those these are huge estates or anything like that."

Cuomo's office didn't immediately return a request for comment. But, county legislators say they are very confident he will sign the bill.

About a dozen county legislators from up and down the Lake Ontario shoreline are heading to Washington D.C. next week to meet with the DEC, Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and other organizations to voice their concerns.