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Middle Peninsula briefs Middlesex on Broad Creek dredge, regional dredging authority and next steps
Summary
County and Middle Peninsula leaders said federal and state funding is limited but a newly capitalized Public Access Authority and regional dredging plans offer a path to predictable maintenance; the board authorized short-term contractor-use policies and asked staff to pursue permitting and phased dredging options.
Regional planners and consultants told the Middlesex Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 that Broad Creek's recent dredge removed roughly 36,000–37,000 cubic yards, and that the Middle Peninsula is pursuing a larger municipal dredging program to break the recurring cost cycle.
Louis Lawrence of the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission described a $7.5 million allocation now held by the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority to…
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