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Barnstable County approves $50,000 emergency appropriation to hire tug for harbor ice breaking
Summary
County commissioners unanimously approved an emergency ordinance to authorize up to $50,000 to hire a private tug for immediate ice‑breaking work after harbors iced in and a county dredge was immobilized. County staff said the cost may be reimbursable by the state through supplemental funding.
Barnstable County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to approve an emergency appropriation of $50,000 to hire private tug and ice‑breaking services after heavy ice immobilized county dredge operations and blocked commercial harbors.
County staff reported that local Coast Guard assets were limited — one 49‑foot craft intended for harbor work is out of service — and that several harbors were iced in, preventing commercial fishing and placing municipal and private docks at risk. Michael (county staff) told…
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