On today’s City Council meeting agenda, Council was asked to award a project to perform maintenance dredging of our marina and lagoon areas; in addition, this project will allow property owners along Venicean Road and in the area of 38th and Sounds Avenue to piggyback onto the project and get their private slip areas dredged.
Just as we did with our last dredging project in 2012 and 2013, the administration worked with our property owners to help secure the necessary permits to accomplish not only the City areas, but adjacent private areas in need of dredging. Throughout the state, obtaining permits and securing areas to dispose of dredged materials has proven to be a difficult task for municipalities and homeowners; but we have worked for years in partnership with our residents, and state and federal agencies at the DEP and Army Corps to get this done and keep our waterways clear to ensure the viability of our back bays.
We’re six months into the COVID-19 public health crisis; and with the passing of another Labor Day, we’ve moved into a new normal. Our children are back to school, whether it be fully remote or some hybrid of in-class and remote, and many families are dealing with the challenges this poses. As we all hope for the development of a vaccine to the coronavirus, I urge everyone to be supportive of each other and mindful of the stresses that everybody is dealing with. Limits on socialization, loss of work, sickness and fear of sickness, and not knowing what the future holds create anxiety – and test our patience and resolve; but this also has the ability to bring out the best in us – our determination, our compassion, and our kindness for one another. This is the Sea Isle that I know and love. So again, I ask everyone to remember that we are all one Sea Isle City – and together we will be stronger than ever.
Smile...You're in Sea Isle!
Mayor Leonard Desiderio
