Fenwick Seeks State Funding For Study On Sea Level Rise

FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials voted last month to apply for state funding to conduct a sea level rise study to help prepare Fenwick for impacts in the future.

Town Manager Merritt Burke announced to the Town Council on Jan. 23 the opportunity to apply for a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Coastal Programs Grant to assess the town’s sea level rise.

“In September of 2010, DNREC convened a Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee and out of that committee three years later the opportunity for municipalities to apply for grant funds … essentially assistance to combat and mitigate sea level rise,” Burke said.
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