January 5, 2026
To whom it may concern,
The City of Crescent City would like to pledge its support for the True North Organizing Network's project, the Harbor Modernization & Resilience Network. If funded, the project would provide the Harbor District beneficial sediment reuse directly benefiting the Crescent City Harbor District and as a pilot project for potential expanded reuse in the City or others areas of our community.
One possible future benefit could be the replenishing the sand on the City’s beaches helping mitigate erosion and helping to stabilize the coastal bluffs. Preventing failure of those bluffs is both a local safety issue and economic issue. A recent collapse of a section of bluff along Pebble Beach Drive was directly attributable to erosion. That bluff failure cost the City and State $6 million in emergency reconstruction costs.
Replenishing sand along local beaches through a beneficial sediment reuse project could slow the rate at which local bluff erosion is occurring. In addition, having an affordable way for the Harbor District to dispose of dredge materials would be very helpful to the Harbor District and the local fishing industry.
For these reasons, the City of Crescent City supports both the Crescent City Harbor District’s and the other harbor districts' applications for funding for beneficial sediment reuse pilot projects.
The City plans to directly support the Harbor Modernization & Resilience Network through providing local support of the beneficial reuse pilot project at the Crescent City Harbor District. We encourage you to consider this application for funding.
Sincerely,
Isaiah Wright, Mayor
City of Crescent City