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St. Clair Shores sets second public hearing for Benjamin Statler Canal dredge, creates special assessment district
Summary
The council approved a resolution creating a special assessment district to fund dredging and seawall work for the Benjamin Statler Canal and set a Nov. 17 public hearing to hear objections and confirm assessments; petitioners say more than 70% of affected residents have signed and have raised roughly half the deposit amount.
St. Clair Shores council members voted Oct. 20 to advance a proposal to form a special assessment district to pay for a 2,500-cubic-yard dredge and a 150-foot jetty/seawall replacement on the Benjamin Statler Canal and set a second public hearing for Nov. 17.
Residents who live along the canal told council the waterway has filled with sand, leaving many areas less than 2 feet deep and preventing barges from entering to conduct dredging. "The seawall looks like Swiss…
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