A bill filed in the state Senate may help the Town of Beaufort fund the revitalization of the town docks.
The bill would appropriate $12 million. Town officials have estimated that it would cost $10-15 million to rehabilitate the boardwalk.
Last summer, the owner of Beaufort Waterfront Enterprises – which has managed the docks for four decades, announced his pending retirement.
The Beaufort Waterfront Operations and Finance Committee, a ten-person board that includes town officials and community members, was established at the end of last year to develop a plan to upgrade the docks.
