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City Dock team outlines flood protections and a maritime welcome center; public raises concerns about scale and business impacts
Summary
City staff and consultants briefed the council on the City Dock project’s flood mitigation, park design, and a proposed maritime welcome center; presenters cited record flooding in 2024 and $125 million in potential economic costs without action while residents and business owners questioned the scale, view impacts and financial effects on Dock Street merchants.
City of Annapolis officials and project consultants presented a progress update on the City Dock project at the Feb. 2 council meeting, framing the work as a combined resiliency and public-space initiative while acknowledging public concern over scale and economic impacts.
Eileen Fogarty, the City Dock project lead, introduced a multidisciplinary team that included the Office of Emergency Management, landscape architects and the project master planner. Deputy Dave Mandel said 2024 was the worst flooding year on record for the city — noting 120 flood events compared with a previous year’s 65 — and that the city forecasts more than $125,000,000 in economic costs if no mitigation occurs. The team said flood protections will combine elevated land forms, fixed walls, a new steel sheet-pile bulkhead along Compromise Street, and deployable flood barriers for temporary, event-driven protection.
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