The Martha s Vineyard Times
Edgartown secures $1 million for wharf project
The town has received a $1 million state grant, one-third of the money needed for planned repairs.
The town of Edgartown secured a $1 million grant to fund part of its $3 million Memorial Wharf waterfront rehabilitation project.
The grant, which is shovel-ready, will replace portions of the wharf and pier that have reached the end of their service life, and provide maintenance to other structural elements that need service.
The grant is part of $3.8 million in Seaport Economic Council Grants given to nine projects in eight communities across the state. The grants support coastal communities with working waterfronts, local tourism, coastal resilience, and maritime innovation. The grants were approved on Feb. 24.
Baker-Polito: $4M for enhancing maritime economy February 25, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
The Baker-Polito Administration has announced more than $3.8 million in Seaport Economic Council Grants to support nine projects in eight communities.
These grants will help advance the Seaport Economic Council’s mission of providing support for working waterfronts, local tourism, coastal resilience, maritime innovation, and the Commonwealth’s robust Blue Economy.
The grants were approved by the Seaport Economic Council, chaired by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, at yesterday’s virtual meeting.
“Our administration is proud to invest a total of $57 million in the Commonwealth’s unique maritime assets, supporting a wide variety of projects located in more than half of our coastal communities,” said Governor
The Edgartown Memorial Wharf committee is pitching a plan to obtain a $1 million grant from the state’s Seaport Economic Council for rehabilitation of the town’s Memorial Wharf. The committee will present its plan to the economic council on Wednesday at 9 am. Edgartown is one of nine municipalities that is being considered for part […]