Newspaper Articles

December 12, 2012, Shoreline Chronicle, A firsthand look at work on the Sheboygan River; It was 9:30 a.m. on a cold damp Saturday morning, Dec. 1, when this writer and about 10 others gathered at the UW-Extension office to learn about the Sheboygan River dredging, river habitat project, take a tour and have a firsthand look for ourselves….

December 10, 2012, The Sheboygan Press, River Dredging Restoration Nears Completion; Work crews are nearing the end of a four-month-long project to dredge tainted sediments from the Sheboygan River and restore habitat ther, city officials said Monday….

 

Sheboygan River Harbor Dredging Project Moving Forward: March Press Release 2012

 

August 15, 2012, Sheboygan Press “Sheboygan River dredging set to begin”, Downtown Sheboygan, get ready to rumble-literally. The dredging project both east and west of the Eighth Street Bridge is slated to begin this weekend, and dignitaries from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Sheboygan County, the City of Sheboygan and others were on hand Wednesday morning to kick it all off…

July 20, 2012, Sheboygan Press “Dredging to start soon on River, Harbor”, The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has contracted with Cheboygan, Mich.-based Terra Contracting to dredge the river between the Eighth Street Bridge and Kiwanis Park. The work is being done through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. Cincinnati-based Pollution Risk Services Inc. is continuing to dredge…

March 27, 2012, Sheboygan Press “City panel backs more money for dredging”, The City of Sheboygan would contribute $250,000 toward the cost of dredging tainted sediment from the SHeboygan River inner harbor under a plan endorsed by the Common Council’s Finance Committee Monday night…

March 8, 2012, Sheboygan Press “Town rejects airport landfill”, A decision by the town of Sheboygan Falls Board of Supervisors to reject the construction of a landfill at the county airport sets the town on a collision course with Sheboygan County, the state and two federal agencies and could kill plans to dredge the Sheboygan River’s inner harbor…

March 2, 2012, Sheboygan Press “DOT opposes airport landfill”, A controversial proposed landfill at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport for Sheboygan River sediment would “interfere with the use of the airport or impede future airport development,” according to….

January 8, 2012, Sheboygan Press Opinion; Airport landfill suitable for river sediment“, Neighbors of the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport are raising legitimate concerns over the planned use of airport lands to dispose of nonhazardous sediment from the Sheboygan River. The sediment, which contains polychlorinated biphenyls in a very low concentration, will be removed from thre river east of the Eighth Street Bridge to the Sheboygan…..

 

Sheboygan County Board Resolution