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Barnstable County dredge enterprise reports rising demand, new equipment, and a revenue target near $2.7 million
Summary
The county’s dredge program told delegates it finished a busy season, completed capital repairs with state grants, increased rates in recent years, and is aiming for roughly $2.7 million in revenue for FY26 while continuing to seek a permanent yard and improved permitting windows.
Ken Cirillo, director of the Barnstable County Dredge Enterprise, told the Assembly of Delegates on Feb. 26 that demand for dredging and beach nourishment across Cape Cod has risen and that the enterprise has completed a series of capital repairs funded by recent state grants.
Cirillo said the dredge fleet had been rebuilt using about $2 million in grant funds and that the program completed 14 projects in 10 towns this season, moving roughly 83,000 cubic yards of material. He told delegates the enterprise remains far less expensive than private contractors and noted there were no rate increases from 2005 until adjustments in 2021 and 2022; the current rate structure, effective July…
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