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Barnstable County Assembly approves emergency $50,000 appropriation to free iced-in dredge and clear harbors
Summary
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance on Feb. 12, 2026, authorizing up to $50,000 for harbor ice breaking and dredge mobilization after multiple harbors iced over and the county dredge became trapped; the measure includes a technical budget amendment and will go to county commissioners for final action.
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates voted unanimously on Feb. 12 to adopt an emergency ordinance authorizing up to $50,000 for harbor ice breaking and dredge mobilization after weeks of cold weather left multiple Cape Cod harbors iced over and the county dredge trapped.
Regional administrator Michael Dutton told the remotely convened assembly that several harbor masters and the fishermen's alliance reported harbors were iced in, stopping commercial fishing and hampering emergency responses. "I thought that was a reasonable request, for the county," Dutton said, describing calls from state Sen. John Cyr and harbor officials and saying a contractor was prepared to mobilize to the Cape's north side to address three harbors, including "Susuet," where the dredge was currently iced in. He added that the county's…
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