Whitby’s main fishing area will receive £660,000 of investment to fund repairs to the ‘poor’ condition of Fish Quay.
Council bosses have approved using an underspend on this years budget to fund £660,000 for repairs to Whitby Fish Quay on the west side of the town’s outer harbour.
Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday, February 18, the leader of North Yorkshire Council, Coun Carl Les, said:
“This is yet another investment this council is making in the coast.”
The Fish Quay, which is Whitby’s main fishing area, is where catches are landed and is home to the lobster hatchery.
However, councillors were told that the current condition of the Fish Quay is “poor and is, as a result, out of operational use,”
The works will see the replacement of 10 steel piles and oak fenders which will be delivered from a marine-based barge.
Repairing the fenders will bring 200m of mooring space back into use and assist in achieving harbour income targets, according to a report by officers.
The Council's executive member for Business - Councillor Mark Crane - says it's a great investment for the town.
North Yorkshire Council's finance chief, Councillor Gareth Dadd says that the £660,000 funding which was unanimously approved to fund the works, will come from an “in-year revenue underspend” in the authority’s environment directorate.
The quay is generally reserved for vessels landing fish products while other craft “may use the quay while waiting for a berth in the upper harbour”


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