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Canal Place outlines River Park plan for Cumberland, seeks earlier engineering and sediment testing funding
Summary
Canal Place officials told the subcommittee the River Park project in Cumberland is a roughly $30 million plan to remove a dam, test and remediate sediment, build trails and river access, and generate economic activity; Canal Place reported $9 million already raised, a $500,000 federal earmark for sediment testing, and a pending $700,000 ARC grant.
Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority and partners updated the subcommittee on the River Park project in Cumberland and requested earlier engineering and design work to hasten dam removal and trail construction.
Analyst Elizabeth Bridal said Canal Place’s fiscal 2027 operating allowance is roughly $916,000, down about $300,000 from the prior year because of one‑time reimbursable funding in the previous year. The agency also reported PAYGO deficiencies…
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