Work has begun on replacement of the New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck at Bavon.
On Tuesday afternoon, the previously existing 200-foot deck and walkway, completed in 1997, had already been demolished and heavy equipment was situated at the site. The replacement structure will be rebuilt with salt-treated lumber in the same footprint at a total cost of $152,000. Docks of the Bay, a White Stone based marine construction company, is doing the work.
The Mathews Rotary Club started raising the funds to provide the required local match for the grant to fund the deck replacement three years ago, said a press release, and on Thursday, Jan. 30, members presented a check for $30,750 to the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. The grant was provided by the NOAA Office for Coastal Zone Management.
Karl Braun and Stan Allen, both residents of the New Point area, are co-chairs of the Mathews Rotary Overlook Project Committee, which worked in concert with over 11 different enti...