Two “Make Cambridge Resilient” public meetings are scheduled for Thursday, September 4, and Tuesday, September 9 to discuss the latest flood mitigation efforts in Dorchester County.
The first meeting, on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 305 Gay Street in Cambridge, will focus on the Flood Mitigation Project in the Long Wharf Park area, a request made by community members at a previous public meeting specific to the Gerry Boyle Park area.
A second meeting on September 9 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at the Dorchester County Public Library, Cambridge Branch, will be focused on the Flood Mitigation Project 30 Percent Design. Feedback from previous meetings held on the preliminary alignment have been integrated into the design. In addition to a presentation by the Resilience team, Dr. Kenny Rose of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, will discuss habitat opportunities for habitat enhancement.
Project Director and flood mitigation expert Larry White said he and his Resilience team are excited to resume the community outreach and support for the Make Cambridge Resilient initiative. In terms of the nature-based shoreline and stormwater flood risk reduction project, the grant award for Phase 1 – Design was executed in September 2024.
In addition to city staff, the project team includes BayLand Consultants and Designers Inc. for engineering support and Smith Planning and Design LLC for stakeholder coordination and public outreach.