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Commissioners and city officials warn Oak Harbor marina’s dredging and breakwater repairs need coordinated funding
Summary
Commissioners and city officials discussed permit progress, reduced dredging depth for one dock and the need for a multi-source financing plan — including state and federal help — to avoid worsening damage to the breakwater and boats bottoming out at low tide.
Oak Harbor Marina Advisory Commission members and city officials said this week that dredging and breakwater repairs at the marina require a coordinated funding solution and faster action to avoid further infrastructure damage.
The discussion matters because commissioners said boats are “bottoming out” at low tide and breakwater components are showing accelerated deterioration; speakers said that combination threatens the marina’s useful life and any long-term financing tied to debt service. "I shared with city leadership that we are literally bottoming out at the marina," Brian, a city official, said during the meeting.
Commissioners’ long-term projects committee said Moffatt & Nichol (consultant) will walk the breakwater and provide…
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