The City of Cambridge and its Make Cambridge Resilient Initiative have set a new date for their next meeting for the community to review its Flood Mitigation Project 60% Design.
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The National Audubon Society says they have received a $13 million grant that will support large-scale marsh restoration projects across Maryland. The initiative will address the rapid loss of salt marsh habitat in the Chesapeake Bay area and beyond.
The City of Cambridge and its Make Cambridge Resilient Initiative invite the public to attend a community meeting to review the Flood Mitigation Project 60% Design. The meeting will be held on February 24 at the Cambridge Branch of the Dorchester County Public Library in the meeting room from 6-7:30 p.m.
One million dollars in federal funding for the Read Avenue pump station, a planned flood mitigation project in Dewey Beach, is currently on hold. Construction of the project will now be delayed, according to town leaders.
The Delaware Department of Transportation has installed new weather monitoring cameras along Route 1 and in Oak Orchard in an effort to better track frequent flooding in the area.
More flood mitigation projects are on the table in Dewey Beach. Town leaders are considering additional proposals for Saulsbury Street, Dickenson Avenue, and Read Avenue.
Leaders with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hosted the first day of their annual living shorelines workshop Tuesday. Attendees learned about the eco-friendly shoreline stabilization option.
Town leaders in Dewey Beach received updates on a flood mitigation project proposed for Sunset Park at their meeting on Friday.
Town leaders in Dewey Beach approved funding for two flood mitigation projects at Friday's town council meeting. The projects hope to minimize flooding on two different roads in the town.
Leaders in Dewey Beach are looking at the possibility of increasing freeboard regulation heights, or how high homes are off the ground, in some areas.