Having those piers available for berthing and working waterfront is essential for the city of Portland and the state of Maine.Chelsea Brown is a Marine Lab Technician with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. “I would certainly not want to be in a situation in November not to get federal money and not utilize state, federal and municipal money we do have. “I think what this does is give us a two-pronged strategy to be successful,” Brennan said. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, the city’s former mayor, said the money allocated in the relief bill won’t be enough to pay for the entire project, but it could help leverage more city, county and state funds in case the federal grant application fails again.
Janet Mills’ $1 billion spending package for Maine’s share of federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding is $10 million for dredging marine facilities in Portland Harbor that may be allotted “only to replace unrealized federal funding.” Lawmakers passed the funding plan last week on a party-line vote. But this time around, there is a potential state funding backstop in case the application fails again. Portland, South Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation have committed $6.4 million in matching funds to the project in order to qualify for the sought-after grant. That is the situation we found ourselves in.” “It is typical for projects to apply multiple times. “These are highly competitive grants – there are only a small number of happy letters and a great number of, ‘We’re sorry, we don’t have funding,'” he said. Related Feds again deny request for money to pay for Portland Harbor dredging The final hurdle will be covering the $30.4 million price tag.
State, local and federal officials, pier owners, fishermen and environmental and community groups all support the endeavor, and it has all the permitting it needs, said Bill Needelman, Portland’s waterfront coordinator. If funded this year, the dredging could be completed by 2027. The plan involves removing polluted sediment built up over generations to a sealed underwater well, called a “confined aquatic disposal cell,” sited near the U.S. “If this project is not completed, the berthing resources will continue to decrease in value and the potential for reinvestment in marine infrastructure and building improvements will continue to diminish,” said the city of Portland in a recent federal grant application. Without dredging, space for commercial and recreational vessels could shrink further, potentially threatening the future of Portland’s working waterfront altogether. Related Solution to dredging dilemma at Portland Harbor’s edges lies beneath
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