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Cranberry Isles Select Board approves applications for two $75,000 waterfront resiliency grants
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting, the Cranberry Isles Select Board voted 3-0 to apply for two $75,000 grants — one from Maine DOT (with a 5% match) for Islesford Town Dock design and one Community Action Grant for a resiliency design for the Great Cranberry Island Town Dock.
The Cranberry Isles Select Board voted 3-0 on Feb. 17 to apply for two $75,000 grants to fund resiliency design work for town docks on Islesford and Great Cranberry Island.
Ingrid Gaither moved that the board apply for the Maine Department of Transportation Working Waterfront Infrastructure Grant for $75,000, with a 5% local match, to fund design and resiliency improvements at the Islesford Town Dock. Chair Katelyn Damon seconded the motion; the board approved it unanimously.
Gaither also moved that the board apply for a separate Community Action Grant of $75,000 to create a resiliency design for the Great Cranberry Island Town Dock. January Bennett seconded that motion; it also passed 3-0.
The minutes do not record further details about timelines, engineers, contractors or application deadlines. The motions instruct the board to seek the grants; the board did not record additional implementation steps or awarded funds in the minutes.
The board took no public comment on the items during the recorded meeting.
