Newport receives $598K grant for coastal resilience plan

PBN Staff

10/15/2020

150918-N-XQ823-032.CR2 — NEWPORT HAS received a $598,000 DOD grant to work with various stakeholders, including NUWC, to create an action plan to address the impacts of sea-level rise and storm surge on the west coast of Aquidneck Island. / COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT

NEWPORT – The city has received a $598,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment to develop strategies to protect resources on the west side of Aquidneck Island from sea-level rise and the anticipated effects of storm surge. The Office of the City Manager announced on Thursday that the city will…

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