Officials Discuss Peel harbor Dredging

More than a hundred people attended a public meeting in St John’s yesterday to discuss the dredging of Peel harbor.

Hazardous silt is currently being transferred from the harbor to a site near Poortown quarry.

According to Manx Radio, Infrastructure and Environment Ministers Phil Gawne and Richard Ronan answered questions from Chairman of German Commissioners Matthew Wadsworth as well as a lively audience.

Public opinion was divided when the three-hour meeting was finally called to a close.

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