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Barnstable County officials warn state dredge grant may be missing from governor's budget; committee urges swift outreach
Summary
County Administrator Dutton told the standing committee that state dredge grant funding appears absent from the governor's proposed budget and urged towns and harbor masters to contact the governor's office; the committee reviewed a permit-optimization study and voted unanimously to forward a letter urging continued funding.
Administrator Dutton told the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates' standing committee on public services that he has received indications the state dredge grant program may not be included in the governor's proposed budget and urged immediate outreach to the governor and legislators.
"There seems to be some indication ... the dredge grants ... will be going away in the next budget in the governor's proposed budget," Administrator Dutton said, urging towns, harbor masters and town administrators to contact their representatives and the governor's office.
The potential loss, Dutton said, would not eliminate local dredging work but could shift hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs to towns. He estimated Cape towns' benefits from state dredge grants can "amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars on an annual basis," while acknowledging he did not have statewide line-item…
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