PUBLIC OUTREACH
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WBOC News Report
Cambridge Leaders Pursue Green Infrastructure to Combat Rising Flood Threat
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Combating Sea Levels in Cambridge: A Chat with Larry White on the City’s Flood Mitigation Project
February 9, 2022 by Spy & WHCP Community Radio
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This video is approximately 18 minutes in length.
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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.
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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!
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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
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CAMBRIDGE CREEK PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Location: WHCP Community Radio Community Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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CITY MARINA PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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WEST END PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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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
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS MEETING
Date: November 8, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Dorchester Library - Cambridge Branch
This public outreach event offered ideas to homeowners for ways they could "soak up the rain" at their own property.
SOAK UP THE RAIN - HOSTED BY MAKE CAMBRIDGE RESILIENT & SHORERIVERS
Date: May 7, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Packing House
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION SYSMPOSIUM
Date: May 23, 2024
Location: Newton-White Mansion
COMMUNITY MEETING- FLOOD MITIGATION PHASE 1 DESIGN KICKOFF
Date: August 21, 2024
Location: Dorchester County Public Library - Cambridge Branch, Meeting Room