Marina will have a Boat Show, but no dredging this year
There will be an In-Water Boat Show in Marina del Rey this year. But there won’t be any dredging this year of the Marina del Rey entry channel. BOAT SHOW — The West-chester/LAX-Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Boat Show and it will be produced by Duncan McIntosh. Boat Show dates will be Thursday through Sunday, May 18th to 21st. McIntosh is scheduled to speak to members of the chamber Marina Affairs Committee at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 4th, at Tony P’s Dockside Grill, 4455 Admiralty Way. So, after the chamber committee meeting, we should know more about the Boat Show. CHANNEL DREDGING — The south side of the entrance channel to the Marina has begun shoaling again. Usually, it is the north side of the entry channel that gets filled with sand and other sediment, causing dangers to boaters coming in and out of the Marina. But this time, it is the south side that has been hit with sediment that has sneaked through the rock breakwater. County officials were at one time talking about $1.4 million or so for a dredging job. But now the word from the U.S. Corps of Engineers — which is responsible for navigation in the Marina entrance channel — is that it will take about $14 million or so to get the job done. It will take a lot...
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