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.