A USF study found that dredge maintenance is required every 10 to 15 years.Madeira Beach mayor says the city couldn’t afford to dredge on its own.Chaney said it was one of the top projects on her list.A year later, the county staff said the cost could top $51 million if taking sediment and rock from just seven channels matched the expense of dredging the Hudson Channel in 2005. In 2017, the consulting firm Dewberry in Tampa estimated the cost of dredging a dozen coastal canals serving seven communities at $13.5 million. RELATED: Dredge costs estimated at $13.5 million “I don’t want to push this and have it done wrong.’’ “We’ve all said we’re in favor of dredging,’’ said Commissioner Mike Wells Jr. I don’t want to give anybody false hope.’’ “I just don’t want this to get out of whack,’’ said Commissioner Mike Moore. “.This is the right thing for the coastal part of the county.''Ī unanimous commission eventually agreed, but not without voicing apprehension. "This is clearly something that will benefit everybody,'' said Mariano. The remuneration would have come from settlement money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In doing so, however, Pasco will forfeit the opportunity to receive federal reimbursement for the study’s costs. By making the trade, the county will be able to proceed more quickly with the dredge study, because it will piggyback on an existing contract in West Palm Beach.
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