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Mobile County adds proposal to seek up to $25 million in grants to restore Little Dolphin Island
Summary
At a conference meeting held in preparation for its May 25 regular meeting, the Mobile County Commission added an agenda item to “authorize submittal of proposals to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund and National Coastal Resiliency Fund” for a Little Dolphin Island restoration project, with a requested amount not to exceed $25,000,000 and no local match required.
At a conference meeting held in preparation for its May 25 regular meeting, the Mobile County Commission added an agenda item to “authorize submittal of proposals to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund and National Coastal Resiliency Fund” for a Little Dolphin Island restoration project, with a requested amount not to exceed $25,000,000 and no local match required.
An unnamed commissioner explained the purpose in detail, saying the project aims to repair a breach that “blew the sand back into the canal,” making it harder for charter and commercial fishermen to reach the Intracoastal Waterway. “The importance of Little Dolphin Island and the impact that it has on our commercial fishing industry … is to make sure that we protect our commercial fishermen and…
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