Pocomoke City discusses options to mitigate fairgrounds wetland disturbance; staff to evaluate off-site parcel

Pocomoke City Council and staff discussed mitigation options for wetland disturbance at the fairgrounds and directed engineering and permitting consultants to inspect a potential off-site site and report back.

The discussion, led in the meeting by “Mister Wyatt,” described two mitigation paths: option A, restoring the disturbed area on-site to its prior condition; and option B, providing mitigation off-site by converting or restoring a separate property into wetlands. Wyatt said consultants GMV (engineering) and Coastal Compliance (mitigation) had reviewed the situation and outlined likely regulatory and cost consequences. Council and staff agreed to have consultants evaluate a city parcel behind the solar panels as a possible off-site mitigation site and to report their findings to the council.

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