BUFFALO – Orleans County Legislature Chairman Lynne Johnson and Niagara County Legislator Dave Godfrey took part last week in the Great Lakes Shallow Harbor Draft Stakeholders meeting led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The legislators continue to advocate for dredging of our recreational harbors along the shore of Lake Ontario to ensure they… Read More
By Connor Smith WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’s making changes to its report on a controversial $1.3 billion proposal to deepen the Cape Fear River, two months after state officials formally objected to the project. USACE’s Dave Connolly said the agency is making “minor” additions and adjustments to its report, and plans… Read More
By Timothy O’Hara Army Corps of Engineers officials were in Martin County April 27 and will be in Fort Pierce April 28 for two ribbon-cutting ceremonies on three of their most recent beach restoration projects in Martin and St. Lucie counties. The first event was at 1 p.m. April 27 at Bob Graham Beach at 3225 NE… Read More
FEDERAL PUBLIC NOTICE – SECTION 408 Interested parties are hereby notified that a request has been received for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) federal civil works project (USACE project), operated and/or managed by the Norfolk District, pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C…. Read More
Fort Pierce Jetty Park is the most-eroded beach in Florida, costing taxpayers about $15 million every two years for beach restoration projects to replace lost sand, the Army Corps of Engineers said on April 28. Sand has been placed at the Jetty Park beach 14 times since 1971, said Joshua Revord, St. Lucie County Department of… Read More
