Thursday, November 03, 2005
Funding for Inlet Dredging in Question
 Last winter there was a huge grassroots campaign to help drive funding for beach nourishment and dredging of shallow inlets along the North Carolina coast. Hundreds of fishermen and other boaters wrote their representatives to let them know how much this meant to the NC coast and as a result, $89.8 million was earmarked for coastal improvement in the annual Corps of Engineers budget. Although the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill made it through the NC Senate, it hit a brick wall in the NC House. Funding for dredging and other coastal improvements was cut for Bogue Banks, Surf City and North Topsail Beach and West Onslow Beach and New River. "Where it leaves us right now is kind of in a state of frustration because we are basically where we were a year ago," stated Allan Libby, president of the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce. Write your senator, call your representative, and let them know that a whole lot of people support improving our coast. Link to NC House of Representatives Link to NC Senate Archive Link 0 Comments Tell a Friend |
