Two
long awaited dredging projects are moving forward.
County
RESTORE Coordinator Alan Pierce told county commissioners this month
that during a tele-conference with the US Army Corps of Engineers on
January 16th the county was informed that dredging of the
Eastpoint channel and the two mile channel are moving forward.
The
Eastpoint channel dredging could begin as early as this Fall, which
is good news.
That
project will be funded through 2 million dollars of federal money.
The
county commission has been working for years to have the Army Corps
of Engineers dredge the Eastpoint channel so that larger boats like
shrimp boats can use the channel to dock and offload seafood.
Currently
the channel can be tough on smaller boats, especially during low
tide.
At
this time there are no congressional funds for the Two Mile Channel
so the county will likely use BP oil spill money to pay for that
project.
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