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Maya Comet Pond dredging delayed as Army Corps permit remains pending; town readies procurement and spoil handling plan
Summary
Town staff told the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board that the Maya Comet Pond dredging project will likely be deferred until fall because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit is still pending; staff said state grant funding is secure, procurement will begin soon, and dredged material will be dewatered for possible reuse.
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board heard that the Maya Comet Pond dredging project will not occur this season because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit remains outstanding, and town staff expect the work to move forward in fall or winter instead.
The town has secured a state grant for the project and will begin procurement for dredging contractors in the coming weeks, Jeff Carlson, natural-resources staff, told the board. “We have all but 1 permit. We're still waiting for a permit from the corps,” Carlson said. He added the delay “doesn't affect the grant we received from the state, the million dollar grant that we got from from those folks to do that project.”
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