Old Quay seawall repairs delayed again as cost estimate doubles
Engineers now say the 1930s wall needs $58 million in work, up from $27 million two years ago. The city has $19 million set aside.
City Hall Reporter
Mara Ellison has covered Brindlemoor city government since 2019. Before joining the Dispatch she reported on courts and county budgets for a weekly in the upper valley. She lives in Mill Hollow with two retired greyhounds and a garden that is mostly tomatoes.
Engineers now say the 1930s wall needs $58 million in work, up from $27 million two years ago. The city has $19 million set aside.
Organisers submitted 31,400 signatures. Landlord groups say the cap would freeze new construction; tenants say they cannot wait any longer.
The spending plan restores two library branches and delays a property tax increase, but leaves the stormwater fund short for a third straight year.
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