Public Involvement & Events
Thank you for your participation in the Visual Preference Survey. The survey used images depicting various flood risk reduction solutions from around the world. Survey results provided insight on citizens' preferences for flood reduction solutions for the City of Cambridge.
Combating Sea Levels in Cambridge: A Chat with Larry White on the City’s Flood Migration Project
February 9, 2022 by Spy & WHCP Community Radio
The “it takes a village” phrase comes to mind when talking to Larry White, Cambridge’s volunteer flood mitigation project manager. A seasoned water expert with decades of service with the Army Corp of Engineers before making Dorchester his home, White volunteered to head up a significant four-year effort to protect the city from storm surge and flooding protection.
The cost of the project could exceed $4 million, and it will be highly dependent on state and federal funds to secure the costs of these major infrastructure improvements.
In his Spy/WHCP interview, Larry defines the different phases of the project and previews the use of a living shoreline protection strategy to make Cambridge as safe as possible as it anticipates a future where catastrophic storms will seriously threaten the city’s way of life and economy.
This video is approximately 18 minutes in length.
PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS & MEETING NOTES
The August 10th Open House & Listening Session was the first in a series of public meetings scheduled to further explore flood risk reduction solutions.
CAMBRIDGE SHORELINE RESILIENCE PLAN - OPEN HOUSE & LISTENING SESSION
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Dorchester Center for the Arts, 321 High St, Cambridge, MD 21613
Thank you for attending the August 10th Open House & Listening Session!
Public meetings to discuss potential project site specific flood risk reduction solutions were held on both September 29th and 30th.
GREAT MARSH AREA PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Gerry Boyle Park Pavilion A, Cambridge, MD 21613
CAMBRIDGE CREEK PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Location: WHCP Community Radio Community Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
CITY MARINA PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
WEST END PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING
Date: October 25, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers, 605 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING
Date: January 24, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers, 605 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
FLOOD RISK REDUCTION COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Date: March 22, 2022
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Dorchester Center for the Arts, 321 High St, Cambridge, MD 21613
DORCHESTER COUNTY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: May 26, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Dorchester Center Public Safety Building
EASTERN SHORE CLIMATE ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIP
Date: June 21, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Adkins Arboretum