[EXPIRED]Wilmington District ACOE NC Coastal Maintenance Budget for 2015-16
This budget article by Jenny Callison, from WilmingtonBiz.com, holds some promise of increased maintenance in the NC coastal waters.
Draft FY ’16 Budget For Army Corps’ Wilmington District Favors Coastal Projects
By Jenny Callison, posted 2/4/2015
President Obama’s budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year ‘“ presented to Congress on Monday – includes almost $30 million for operations and maintenance projects in coastal North Carolina, according to a news release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District. The district’s total appropriation in the draft budget is $54 million for FY 2016, which runs from Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016.
The largest single expenditure on the draft budget is about $15 million for work in the Wilmington harbor, an increase of slightly more than $1 million from the current budget year’s level. A total of nearly $8.8 million is proposed for work in the Morehead City harbor, down slightly from the current fiscal year total of $8.9 million.
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