Amount Requested: - $200,000

The Cohasset Narrows is a small federally authorized channel in the town of Bourne.  It has not been maintained for years.  Federal funds will be used for the maintenance dredging of entrance channel. Taxpayer funds are used to fix roads and bridges, but in many cases federal funding for dredging projects are shortchanged in the budget process.  Consequently, the only way the work can be done is if it is sponsored as an “earmark” by a Member of Congress. That is the case with respect to this project. 

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