Dredging of Stirling Basin set to begin, village officials announce
Greenport Village officials announced Monday that the dredging is set to begin Dec. 17.
After obtaining a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the beginning of the year, the village recently got permission from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to use a land-based excavator to move material out of the water.
Mayor George Hubbard Jr. said the project is long overdue. “It’s finally going to get done,” he said Monday. “It’s a positive thing for the channel, for safety.”
The excavation will re-establish required depths in the channel, where shoaling has made it difficult for the more than 500 boats that use the basin to navigate.