Somers Point to Commence Construction on Bayfront Marina
A $550,000 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation will help fund the needed dredging. A $1.45 million National Boating Infrastructure grant will be used to build the marina.
Somers Point, NJ – September 20, 2018 – Somers Point City Council has approved a contract to start the construction of a new bayfront marina at the end of Higbee Avenue. It will include 20 transient boat slips as well as slips for a tour boats and emergency vessels. The city plans to complete the marina by the summer of 2019.
“The city has been focused on enhancing the bayfront, beginning with the completed renovations of the Gateway Playhouse,” said Somers Point Mayor Jack Glasser. “The next phase is to build this new marina,” he explained
Grants have been secured to offset the cost of the marina. A $550,000 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation will help fund the needed dredging. A $1.45 million National Boating Infrastructure grant will be used to build the marina.
Somers Point City Council approved a contract with Wickberg Marina Contracting, Inc. of Belford, New Jersey to complete the first phase of the construction.
For more information about this project and/or the City of Somers Point, please visit somerspointnj.org or call 609-927-9088.
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