by Larry Chowning –
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) learned Friday, Jan. 6, at a work session, that plans to dredge Whiting Creek at Locust Hill and Broad Creek at Deltaville are moving forward.
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) Deputy Director Curt Smith reported to supervisors that the county has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources (DCR) for dredge design and planning work of Whiting Creek.
The grant requires a $38,000 county match, which can come from the county’s $750,000 dredge fund, said County Administrator Matt Walker at that meeting. The county annually maintains a $750,000 dredge fund so when the $38,000 is expended, that amount can be placed back into the dredge fund from the general fund…
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