PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has awarded a $2.3 million contract to J.E. Borries to dredge key areas of Simmons, Stark and Davis bayous in the Ocean Springs area.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1whuzAG ) the work is part of a larger FEMA grant to dredge material silted in during Hurricane Isaac several years ago
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The county provides a 20 percent match to get the money.
The supervisors approved the contract on Monday.
A contractor recently finished the first of the dredging work — Bayou Porteaux and Bayou Porteaux east prong. The projects are beginning to pass the federal environmental requirements, go out for bid and be awarded.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com
