Langworthy Announces $4.75 Million for Dunkirk Harbor 'Living Shoreline' Project

A major chunk of federal funding will be used for a critical project at Dunkirk Harbor. Congressman Nick Langworthy held a press conference late Thursday morning at the City Pier to announce that $4.75 million has been secured in the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that will be used towards a segmented "living shoreline" design and construction project to protect the harbor from increasingly frequent severe weather events. Langworthy says the project will create offshore breakwaters to restore the shoreline along the harbor...

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Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel says this investment will be crucial for the long-term and economic impact of the county...

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Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz expressed her appreciation for the funding, saying it will protect "our gem"...

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Langworthy says the federal funding comes through a Community Project Funding request he made during the House appropriations process.

Photo by Greg Larson