As southampton.patch.com reports, the Shinnecock Inlet is slated to be dredged at a cost of $11.3 million, thanks to state funding as part of the governor’s initiative to stimulate employment and accelerate projects across New York State.
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., I-Sag Harbor, said on Monday that a total of $66.8 million from the New York Works project fund is being allocated to the South Fork to address coastal erosion. Thiele said a total of $109.3 million was allocated for six coastal erosion-control projects on Long Island. The state will invest $22.65 million and leverage the remaining $86.65 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
According to the governor’s office, NY Works was meant to “ reinvent economic development with innovative new strategy that will put New Yorkers back to work rebuilding the state’s infrastructure .” A task force was set up to create “ tens of thousands ” of jobs and accelerate critical projects.
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Dredging Today Staff, April 17, 2012;