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BPW Approves $249,060 for Ocean City Beach Replenishment: Monitoring and Maintenance
On November 15, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. announced that the Board of Public Works approved expenditures from the Ocean Beach Maintenance Fund of up to $249,060 for monitoring and maintenance of the Ocean City Beach Replenishment Project. Monitoring costs are cost shared with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the rate of 53 percent (federal) and 47 percent (non-federal). Maintenance - including repairs to dune fencing, incidental dune repair, access ramps and cross-overs, bulkhead gates, coating and ramps, and planting - is cost shared between the State (50 percent), the Town of Ocean City (25 percent) and Worcester County (25 percent).
November 16, 2006The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov