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Northumberland County economic commission backs brief support letter for Little Wicomico dredging
Summary
The county Economic Development Commission voted Nov. 18 to provide a brief statement of support for grant applications to dredge and repair jetties at the Little Wicomico River entrance, citing immediate economic harm to marinas, seafood businesses and emergency responders.
The Northumberland County Economic Development Commission on Nov. 18 voted to provide a brief statement of support for grant applications to dredge the Little Wicomico River entrance at Smith Point and repair nearby jetties.
An unnamed representative of the Dredge Little Wicomico initiative told the commission the federally authorized navigation channel — originally 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide when built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — has become severely shoaled, with most of the entrance reduced to a shifting channel under about 3 feet. "Without access, customers decline, and that reduces business revenue and jobs," the representative said, describing ripple effects that include lost demand for cold storage, trucking, fuel, bait and short-term…
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