The notice from the Army Corps of Engineers acknowledges that the dredged materials, tested in the south portion of Dredging Area 1, have elevated levels of DDT’s and PCB congeners.

However, they propose to simply relocate those contaminated materials to the In-harbor placement site, which is similarly contaminated.

It seems very illogical to move contaminants from one area of the harbor to another, rather than move those contaminants offshore, where they could be diluted.

We now have a significant population of Stand Up Paddle folks who routinely fall in the water.

At some point in the future, it would be great to have zero-depth entry into the South Turning Basin, for our paddle craft community, and to perhaps even consider a mother's beach.

A new sports fishing pier could also potentially support increased launching of paddle craft.

It would seem best to look toward cleaning up the water in our harbor, and not just stir up the
existing contaminants, and condense those contaminants, particularly at that end of the harbor.