The city submitted three applications to the council — a river walk along the upper harbor, the creation of a sanctuary on Palmer's Island and restoration of shellfish beds — for a total initial funding request of about $7.9 million.

All three of the city's proposals were rejected by the council in its preliminary funding decision.

Instead, the council recommended directing about $2.6 million to two projects in Acushnet sponsored by the Coalition for Buzzards Bay, about $2 million to restore Round Hill marsh in South Dartmouth and about $810,000 to restore the tern habitat on three islands.

In the wake of the initial funding announcement, the city collaborated with the Coalition for Buzzards Bay to scale back their project budgets so all five proposals could be accomplished with the remaining trust money, about $6 million.

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