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HomeMy Public PortalAboutDraft_Guiding_PrinciplesDraft Guiding Principles All decisions made about the future of Brewster’s public coastal areas should seek to uphold the following community values, priorities, and desires (listed in no particular order): • Maintain and expand the opportunities for diverse peoples to access Brewster’s public beaches, using an array of means for access. Consider the needs of: families, those with limited mobility and users of wheelchairs, walkers, bikers, commercial and recreational shell-fishermen, etc. • Protect and maintain the natural beauty, non-commercial, peaceful, quiet, spacious, and “small feel” of Brewster’s coast and beaches. • Seek innovative and long-term solutions that address today’s problems while planning for our grandkids. • Protect the environment of the beaches and the whole coastal system, including habitat, salt marshes, and other environmental services. • Acknowledge and plan for coastal changes, and work with (don’t fight) nature. Seek adaptations appropriate to coastal projections that build on and enhance the ecosystem • Employ flexibility and adaptive planning, with continuous feedback loops - with public input throughout – to best respond to of changing technologies, opportunities, and scientific uncertainties.