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Committee questions $4 million dock and sewer district awards, flags stormwater issues
Summary
EPRC members discussed reported $4,000,000 awards for county dock repairs and sewer-district work at ferry/landing sites and raised concerns about stormwater runoff and whether the funding is assured.
A committee member asked about reported $4,000,000 awards tied to dock and sewer repairs and the group discussed stormwater and design issues at several landing areas.
The member observed grant reports showing $4,000,000 to the sewer district and $4,000,000 for work at Orchards Ferry Landing (as described in meeting minutes). Other members said the county dock replacement had been damaged by wave action and that an emergency permit the designer expected did not materialize. One member cautioned that the reported funds "are not assured yet," and several participants said they would seek clarification from county staff about scope and funding status.
Committee members connected the dock work to local stormwater concerns, noting that ferry-landing areas can be points of concentrated runoff. Members asked staff to find out what specific repairs and funding sources are planned and whether stormwater mitigation is included in planned work.
What happens next: staff agreed to follow up with county contacts to confirm the precise grant amounts, project scope and whether any design changes or environmental remediation (for example, removal of creosote-treated pilings) are planned.
