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Warwick officials review $3 million plan to dredge Warwick Cove; Nature Conservancy proposed as administrator
Summary
City planning and state officials discussed a $3 million Warwick Cove dredging project, recommended administration by The Nature Conservancy and flagged future maintenance, replenishment placement and public hearings as outstanding issues.
Warwick City planning staff and state officials briefed the City Council and the finance committee on a $3,000,000 dredging project for Warwick Cove and recommended contracting with The Nature Conservancy to manage the work.
The project, funded in the state budget, would focus on dredging the entrance to Warwick Cove where a sandbar narrows navigation near Oakland Beach. "The city had received $3,000,000 to execute this project, just the dredging of Warwick Cove," said Tom Kravitz, city planning director. Megan Depreet, manager of the Office of Planning and Development at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, told members she and DEM staff recommend using The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as a pass-through…
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