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Council reviews $7.5 million wetland mitigation and $7.2 million spoils move for Sharps Point dredging
Summary
Public works staff told the County Council the county must undertake wetland mitigation and large spoils moves to support upcoming U.S. Army Corps dredging; staff outlined multi‑million dollar costs, truck routing and community notification plans.
Wicomico County public‑works staff told the County Council on April 30 that the county has budgeted $7.5 million for the Sharps Point wetland mitigation project and expects to spend about $7.2 million to relocate dredged spoils from an existing site.
Public Works Director Mustafa Akli Karsthan and staff described the work as necessary to provide storage capacity before the U.S. Army Corps begins a dredging cycle that the county expects will move roughly 400,000 cubic yards by fiscal 2026. "Right now, the plan is that the US Army Corps will dredge about 400,000 cubic yard by fiscal year…
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