Cedar Point Reopens As A Mobile County Park

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship; Mobile County Commissioners Randall Dueitt, Connie Hudson and Merceria Ludgood; and Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier participated in a ribbon cutting this week to celebrate the reopening of Cedar Point Pier as part of the Mobile County Park System. As in previous years, Cedar Point Pier was closed for the winter months, and Mobile County used that time for repairs, stabilization and operations planning. Two temporary trailers, which can be removed in the event of an approaching hurricane, have been placed on the property. One is a restroom trailer, and the other will be used as the park office. These are to be replaced soon by permanent trailers. Gravel has been added to the landscape, and parking has been improved. The practice of not requiring a saltwater fishing license for Alabama residents to fish from Cedar Point Pier continues. The improvements are part of the Mobile County Commission’s multiyear, $40-million parks improvement initiative that includes $35 million for increased public access to water. Mobile County Commission’s parks improvement initiative is made possible through funding generated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act.