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City hears plans to spend $3 million to dredge Warwick Cove, notes long‑term maintenance questions
Summary
City planning and Rhode Island DEM officials described a plan to use a $3 million appropriation to dredge Warwick Cove and recommended The Nature Conservancy administer the work; councilors and residents pressed for clarity on material placement, recurring maintenance, coordination with the Harbor Master and Army Corps responsibilities.
City planning staff and a Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management official outlined a $3 million plan to dredge Warwick Cove on a proposal that would engage The Nature Conservancy as program administrator.
Tom Kravitz, City Planning Director, told the council the funds were available to “execute this project, which is the dredging of Warwick Cove,” and described The Nature Conservancy’s scope and schedule. Megan Depreet, manager of DEM’s Office of Planning and Development, said the state budgeted money for…
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