A $10 million restoration of Muskegon Lake's shoreline could spur the investment of some $30 million in economic development and create more than 100 jobs.
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One of the largest federal “stimulus” grants for the Muskegon area is being targeted at its greatest asset — the waterfront.
Design and engineering is well under way and construction could begin by the end of the year on a $10 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant to restore the shoreline habitat along the southern Muskegon Lake shoreline.
“With the $10 million, we will see an investment in Muskegon County’s strongest economic development asset ... the lake,” said Sandeep Dey, executive director of the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission. “This project is progressing much faster than we had anticipated.”
The work to be completed by the end of 2010 will remove the industrial and lumber era debris along the Muskegon Lake shoreline at 10 specific sites. It will be replaced with clean fill, restoring wetlands and “softening” the shoreline to create a more natural environment for aquatic plants and wildlife.
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