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Introduction
The Town of Brewster Coastal Committee is charged with developing a management plan to
provide vision and direction for the future management of Brewster’s coastal resources. The
Brewster Coastal Resources Management Plan will build on the Coastal Adaptation Strategy
(CAS) developed by the Brewster Coastal Advisory Group and written by the Horsley Witten
Group. The CAS assessed impacts to town landings and beaches from sea level rise and storm
surge, and provided guiding principles for assessing future management actions.
This discussion paper is one of a series designed to highlight management issues that will be
addressed in the Brewster Coastal Resource Management Plan. Each paper will be presented at
a community workshop to engage stakeholders in discussing management issues and trends, and
evaluating potential strategies and action items. The discussion paper topics and workshop dates
are:
1. Sustaining our public beaches and landings in the face changing shoreline conditions
Community workshop: May 17
2. Preserving the values and services provided by healthy coastal wetlands
Community workshop: June 14
3. Providing access for water-dependent activities
Community workshop: July 19
4. Preserving access to beach and landings for residents and visitors
Community workshop: August 16
5. Protecting vulnerable infrastructure, visual access, cultural & historical resources
Community workshop: September 13
Each paper discusses current conditions and future trends, and explores a range of potential
management strategies and actions. Proposed strategies and actions could encompass physical
improvements, policies and regulations, management practices, technical studies/analyses, or
communications measures.
This paper will discuss shoreline and waterway access for water dependent activities, including
commercial shellfish harvesting, commercial aquaculture, recreational shellfish harvesting, and
public shellfish propagation. The regulation of moorings and the use and maintenance of town
landings also will be discussed. Please note that public beach access will be discussed at the
August 16th session.
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Management Topics
1. Commercial Aquaculture
Commercial aquaculture is a growing industry in the region. As of 2016 there were 249 licensed
shellfish growers operating on Cape Cod cultivating 628.8 acres, primarily for oysters and
quahogs. (MassDMF 2016 Annual Report). This compares with 227 licensed growers cultivating
594 acres on Cape Cod in 2015. (MassDMF 2015 Annual Report).
Interest in commercial aquaculture in Brewster is growing as well, and this has implications for
management of Brewster’s coastal resources. The Town’s regulations governing commercial
aquaculture grants were last updated more than a decade ago. Current regulations are not
consistent with neighboring towns, nor are they consistent with recent changes in state regulations.
Brewster Oysters Photo courtesy of C Miller
The Town is in the process of updating regulations governing commercial shellfish aquaculture to
ensure that aquaculture is allowed in a manner that protects fragile resources and avoid conflicts
with other coastal activities. Key management issues are:
• Size/Number. There are currently 9 grants licensed in Brewster. Each grant is allowed to be a
maximum of two acres. There is a waiting list of people interested in obtaining a new grant
license, and others have informally indicated interest.
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• Location. To prevent stress on public access points during the summer, current regulations do
not allow grants to be permitted off of town-owned beaches and landings. However, some
grants predate that rule and six of the grants are located off of public access points. The
current regulations allow grants to be located in front of private property with the owner’s
permission. While in the past this permission to locate a grant in front of private property has
not been difficult to obtain, growers are now encountering more resistance.
• Access. As noted, six grants are currently accessed by foot via town landings or beach areas,
while private access is contingent on obtaining owner’s permission. Mant’s, Linnell, Point of
Rocks and Ellis Landings currently provide access to grants. However, there is no oversight or
regulation for this use of public landings or protocols in the event of accidents, spilled fuel or
other liability concerns.
To provide alternate access, the Town may begin discussion with the Town of Dennis
regarding the possibility of allowing access to grants via Crowes Pasture. The Town of Dennis
allows grant holders in that town to access grants by driving over the flats under the town’s Off
Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan. The Town of Brewster is interested in exploring
whether the Crowes Pasture access could be used by Brewster grant holders as well.
• Economic impact. According to the most recent data available from MassDMF, statewide the
harvest of cultivated oysters is valued at $21 million and the value of quahogs at $1.34 million.
The full impact of shellfish aquaculture on Brewster’s local economy has not been evaluated.
2. Commercial Shellfish Harvesting
There are currently 20 commercial shellfish licenses issued annually. Commercial harvesting is
allowed only in the east end of town. Commercially harvestable species under current regulations
include quahogs, and oysters grown in grants. As described below, the Town is undertaking a
razor clam harvest pilot project to test the viability of ongoing commercial harvesting of that
species. The Town can open up harvests for other species such as scallops, but they are not
addressed in the current regulations.
As with aquaculture, Brewster’s regulations governing commercial shellfish harvesting were last
updated more than a decade ago. Current regulations are vague in some areas and do not
address emerging issues such as the need for regulations to control diseases such as vibrio. The
Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) works with the state Department of Public Health to develop a
Vibrio Control Plan. DMF regulates shellfish harvesters, while Public Health regulates the dealers
that buy from harvesters.
Razor Clams
Razor clams are not currently a commercially harvested species in Brewster. At the request of local
commercial fishermen, the Town has launched a Commercial Razor Clam Harvest Pilot Project to
determine whether a regular commercial harvest can be sustained without undue stress on the
resource and, if so, how such the fishery should be managed.
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Initially, a maximum of 15 harvest licenses will be issued for the pilot program. Preference will go
to people with existing commercial licenses. A random lottery will be used to allow other interested
parties to participate, up to the maximum of 15 licenses to be allowed under the pilot project.
• Point of Landing. The fishery will be based out of Linnell, Ellis and Crosby landings. This
means that all harvest will be landed at these landings, unless fishing via boat. If by boat,
landings will be at either Rock Harbor in Orleans, or at Sesuit Harbor in Dennis. Prior to
landing, notice must be given to the Shellfish Department to allow inspection at the point of
landing.
• Competing Uses. The increased shellfishing activity is expected to result in additional parking
at the three landings. It is expected that up to 15 vehicles will be parking at the landings to
harvest for a period of 5 hours at a time, plus one town vehicle for staff to monitor landings. By
comparison, Linnell Landing has 24 parking spaces, plus two handicap spaces. However, it is
important to note that razor clam harvest will take place at extreme low tides. Therefore, the
potential for harvesters competing with other parking demand may not be significant if the tides
do not coincide with periods of higher demand for beach parking. Parking issues and
competing uses will be monitored during the pilot project.
• Habitat considerations. Some concerns have been raised regarding the potential resource
impacts associated with salting and/or hydraulic methods of razor clam harvesting. Additional
study is needed to fully understand the potential effects of different harvesting methods.
Similarly, commercial harvesting of razor clams would reduce the population available to
horseshoe crabs and other species that rely on razor clams for food.
• Number of days fishing. The pilot project will operate 7 days a week through September, with
ongoing monitoring by the Shellfish Department. The ongoing costs of monitoring will need to
be factored into annual budgets for the Shellfish Department.
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Brewster volunteers working with oyster cages Photo courtesy of C Miller
3. Recreational Shellfishing and Public Shellfish Propagation
Recreational shellfishing is a quintessential summer activity on Cape Cod. Recreational licenses
permit the taking of regulated quantities of the following species: sea clams, soft-shell clams,
mussels, quahogs, razor clams, oysters, scallops, sea worms, sand Eels, American Eels. Oyster
harvest in the fall draws a number of permit holders. Last year Brewster issued 539 resident
recreational shellfishing permits, 174 weekly non-resident permits and seven seasonal non-
resident permits.
Recreational harvesting is allowed in the following areas:
• From June 1 through September 30, Recreational fishing area is closed east of Ellis
Landing east in the summer, and is being opened for limited commercial harvesting of
razor clams under the pilot program.
• The taking of shellfish from the rock piles seedbeds) directly off of Ellis Landing and Ocean
Edge is prohibited throughout the year.
• During the months of July and August, all shellfish harvested in the Saints Landing stocked
area must be landed and checked out by the Shellfish Constable at Saints Landing.
• The immediate areas of Paine's Creek, Quivett Creek, Namskaket Creek are closed to the
taking of shellfish due to contamination.
The Town runs several shellfish propagation efforts to support recreational harvesting. These
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include a floating upweller to raise shellfish seed (quahogs, oysters) to maturity in Sesuit Harbor in
Dennis. The Town raises oysters in cages and bags off Mant’s Landing, Breakwater Landing and
Ellis Landing. Quahog seed is distributed in the rock beds to supplement the natural set.
Spring propagation events include an eight-day littleneck season off Ellis Landing. This is repeated
in late September. In July and August the Town only allows shellfishing on Thursdays and Sundays
and stock an area off Saints Landing with quahogs. In the fall (Sundays in October/November) the
Town stocks an area for oyster harvest off Ellis Landing. These seasonal programs are extremely
popular with permit holding town residents and visitors.
Oyster Sundays in October/November Photo courtesy of C Miller
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4. Town Landings
Town landings are the core of the Town’s water dependent infrastructure and provide public
access for a variety of recreational and commercial activities along Brewster’s shoreline.
Appendix A from the Coastal Adaptation Strategy (enclosed) provides a summary of the size,
parking, and activities supported at each landing.
Management issues associated with town landings include:
• Emergency Vehicle Access. Maintaining access at town landings to allow emergency
response is a top priority. The Brewster Fire Department has an all terrain vehicle and an
inflatable vessel that can be launched off a beach or landing; and Fire Department vehicles
can be used off of several landings.
• On-going Nourishment and Maintenance. Town landings and beaches will continue to
require regular maintenance and nourishment in order to manage the effects of sea level
rise and storm surge, address wear and tear generated by heavy public use, and provide
improved access and amenities for diverse user groups. Recent maintenance and
management actions undertaken by the Town at coastal access points include the
following:
o Relocated parking lot at Paine’s Creek; parking lot replaced with sacrificial sand and
beach;
o Stormwater controls throughout the Stony Brook valley, including Paine’s Creek Road,
Stony Brook Road, and replacement of the dam at the Stony Brook Mill;
o Relocated parking spaces, restored and protected dune at Breakwater, including a
sturdy sand fence at the beach side of the dune. Implemented green infrastructure
(vegetated swale) to absorb stormwater and pollutants to eliminate a direct discharge
onto the beach;
o Stairs and sand nourishment at Little Breakwater to replace a degraded path/gulley
down the coastal bank;
o Ellis Landing stormwater and beach restoration: Removed non-functional stormwater
structures from beach, installed a resilient mat, nourishment, installed stormwater
controls in roadway and parking area, eliminating a direct stormwater discharge to the
beach;
o Linnell Landing stormwater project: Installed stormwater control structures throughout
parking lot and roadway, pitched parking lot back from beach, repaved; Eliminated a
direct stormwater discharge onto the beach;
o Maintenance at all locations: Regular nourishment at Breakwater Landing, Ellis
Landing, and Paine’s Creek;
o Sand nourishment at Mant’s Landing, sacrificial dune and sturdy sand fence;
o Notice of Intent/Order of Conditions developed for all landings except Mant’s, allowing
regular maintenance and nourishment as required; For Mant’s Landing, a conceptual
study was completed to evaluate removal of pavement with replacement by a resilient
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pervious surface, with grade changes to address stormwater concerns from flooding
beach side and from the marsh at the back;
o Improvements to handicap access (platform and path at Linnell Landing, accessible
platform at Mant’s Landing, roll out walkway at Breakwater Beach, viewing area at top
of stairs at Breakwater Landing);
o Accessible roll out pathway installed at Paine’s Creek spring 2018, shed to store a
beach wheelchair expected summer 2018;
o Footbridge at Paine’s Creek to be replaced fall 2018, including a raised walk across
the marsh.
• Access for Beach Nourishment. Certain town landings are used by private contractors to
bring equipment and sand for beach nourishment projects and/or installation and repair of
erosion control structures on private property. Mant’s and Breakwater landings have been
used for most of the private property projects, with Point of Rocks, Ellis and Linnell
landings used less frequently. This access is allowed by permit from the Select Board
requiring bonding and other standards.
• Parking. A limited amount of parking at town landings and access points serves multiple
user groups. Expanded access for commercial aquaculture and shellfishing will need to
balance demand for parking with other user groups.
• Mooring Access Vessel activity on Brewster’s north facing shoreline is naturally
constrained by the large tidal range that leaves many boats grounded for much of the tidal
cycle. However, there is steady demand for moorings in Cape Cod Bay. Brewster requires
moorings for any vessel greater than 9 feet that is kept on the water, flats or shore for
more than 14 days. Brewster issues permits for 150 moorings each year along the coast,
and each permit is assigned to a designated mooring field. Moorings are not allowed
directly in front of town landings or in Paine’s Creek. Currently there is no wait list for
mooring permits on the bayside (there are waiting lists for Long Pond). It is not necessary
to be a tax-payer to be eligible to obtain a mooring permit.
• Commercial Activity. Limited non-commercial activity is currently allowed on town
landings and beaches. These non-commercial activities include yoga classes, and
services conducted by a local church. The only licensed commercial use of the landings
other than for fisheries landings is for a single ice cream vendor to service all beaches
during the summer. The Town should consider the positive and negative impacts of
allowing new or expanding commercial activities, such as paddle board rental and
lessons, kayak clubs and flyfishing lessons that may seek to use the landings and beaches
in the future.
• Storage of Kayaks and Dinghys. The Town operates a successful lottery program for the
storage of kayaks on town racks. Currently, roughly 100 kayak rack permits are issued
each year at Paine’s and Mant’s landings. Kayak racks may be added at Crosby and
Linnell landings in the near future. Dinghy racks are provided for mooring permit holders
at Crosby and Linnell Landings. No dinghy or kayak storage is allowed on public beaches.
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Management Concepts
1. Update the Town’s commercial aquaculture regulations.
2. Designate an Aquaculture Development Area whereby a number of acres of tidal flats is made
available for private aquaculture grants.
3. Work with the Town of Dennis to allow access to Brewster grants through Crowes Pasture
4. Update the Town’s commercial shellfishing regulations.
5. Continue/expand public shellfish propagation programs.
6. Undertake a study of economic benefits to the community from shellfishing and aquaculture.
7. Develop a capital plan to plan for and prioritize expenditures for maintenance and improvements
at Town Landings.
8. Consider regulations or guidelines for commercial activity at town landings.
Suggested Discussion Questions:
• Do you participate in recreational or commercial shellfishing? What is your experience? Do
you have questions or suggestions?
• Do you support expansion of aquaculture grants on Brewster flats?
• Do you think aquaculture expansion should be permitted off of town landings and beaches, or
do you think it would work better to focus the activity in an Aquaculture Development Area?
• Do you use kayak racks? What is your experience? Do you support the expansion of kayak
racks?
• Do you think the town should consider user fees for use of town landings for certain activities?
• Are there other water dependent uses the Town should consider in the development of the
coastal resource management plan?
• What is your experience when you attempt to park at a town beach or landing?
• What measures do you think would improve or address any concerns you have about parking
at town beaches and landings?
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Public Properties &
Wetlands
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Town Landing
Roads
State-owned parcels
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Wing Island
Paine's Creek
Mant's Landing
Saint's Landing
Breakwater Landing &
Breakwater Beach
Point of Rocks
Ellis Landing
Spruce Hill
Linnell Landing
Crosby Landing
Date: 9/30/2016
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APPENDIX A – LANDING PROFILE MATRIX
This appendix provides a summary of information for the landings in a table format, where each
line in the table is a landing, and the columns in the table provide the following information:
x Landing: name of the landing. The Town has added/continues to add sand at the landings
marked with an asterisk (*). Note: this is not an exhaustive list of Brewster’s coastal
resources, which also include:
o Drummer Boy/Eldridge (Cedar Hill Reserve),
o Indian Spring,
o Quivet Marsh Vista, and
o Other conservation areas.
x Parking Spaces: approximate number of town-owned parking spots at each landing. Note:
Bike racks are available during the summer season at all landings with public parking.
x Beach length (feet): approximate length of public beach (in feet) estimated at Mean High
Water (MHW) level using geographic information service (GIS) aerial photography and
town and state owned parcel information. At Linnell and Crosby landings, most of the beach
area is owned by the State, so the beach length is separated between town and state owned
property.
x Beach width (feet): Approximate width of public beach (in feet) estimated at spring high tide
using Google Earth aerial photo (5/23/15).
x Handicap (9 stands for Yes)
o Parking: approximate number of handicap parking spots at a landing.
o Wheelchair access: whether the landing is accessible to wheelchairs and/or people
with limited mobility. Note: wheelchairs that facilitate beach/beach and water access
are available and can be borrowed from the Council on Aging in Brewster.
o Visual access: identifies whether the landing has a view of the ocean/marsh
accessible from either a parked vehicle or a wheel-chair accessible path or platform.
x Activity/ Use Type: swimming is available at all landings, and is not identified in the table.
o Commercial shellfishing: whether the landing provides a coastal access point
o Recreational shellfishing: most landings are open for recreational shellfishing,
except Wing Island and Paine’s Creek.
o Emergency Access: to the beach for boats and vehicles (e.g., fire, rescue)
o Other: trails, marsh access, anchorages, etc…
x Recent
o Storm impacts: brief description of recent storm impacts to the landing. Note:
impacts may be a recurring issue.
o Adaptation: recent efforts by the Town to mitigate storm impacts.
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x Threat
o Coastal erosion: brief summary of coastal erosion evaluation, including erosion/
accretion rates calculated using 1951 and 2009 shorelines from the MA Coastal Zone
Management’s Shoreline Change Project.
o Sea Level Rise: brief description of SLR impacts to parking, access, and the resource
for the following scenarios:
MHW,
MHW + 2 ft (SLR or storm surge),
MHW + 4 ft (SLR or storm surge), and
MHW + 8 ft (SLR and storm surge).
x Survey Results:
o 2016 Beach Visitors: Percentage of survey respondents reporting visiting past
summer (2016) - out of 2048;
o Favorite beach (%): Percentage of survey respondents who ranked the beach as their
favorite public beach - out of 1838; and
o First choice for shuttle: Those who answered the survey question about what
beaches they would shuttle to identified, as their first choice: Paines, Mant's,
Breakwater Beach, and Crosby. It should be noted that approximately 45% of
respondents said they would not use a shuttle, and of those who would, 33% would if
the trip were 5-10 minutes in duration.
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Landing Parking
Spaces
Beach
length
(feet)
Beach
width
(feet)
Handicap Activity/ Use Type Recent Threat Survey Results
Parking Wheelchair
access
Visual
Access
Commercial
shellfishing
Recreational
shellfishing
Emergency
access Other Storm impacts Adaptation Coastal erosion Sea Level Rise 2016 Beach
visitors (%)
Favorite
beach (%)
First choice
for shuttle
Wing
Island
No
dedicated
town
parking
> 3,000’ ~30’ 0 No No No No No
x Two trails
x Marsh
access
Some boardwalk
planks disappear
in storms
Replaced missing/
damaged
boardwalk planks
x Limited erosion of
island
x Greater sediment
movement at Creek
inlet
x Island footprint may
shrink
x Access to path may
become flooded
24.8% 2.3% No
Paine’s
Creek * 19
> 500’
along
revetment
~30’east
of
revetment
2
In 2016:
Boardwalk,
Dedicated
wheelchair
stored in
shed
9No No 9
x Small boat
ramp
x Anchorage
on flats
x Kayak racks
(~50-60)
x Old parking
damaged in
storm
x Erosion of
beach area
x Retreat
(parking)
x Removal of
tidal restriction
x Beach
nourishment
x Erosion likely to
continue
x Scour of inner
creek mouth
x Revetment will
provide limited
protection
x Access to beach
floods at 4ft
x Beach underwater at
8 ft
x Parking impacted
(50% at 4 ft, 100%
at 8 ft)
59.7% 15.5% Yes
Mants 37
~1,000’
from
Paine’s
Creek
revetment
to end of
parcel
~40’ 1
9
(small
boardwalk)
9
Access point
for
aquaculture
9 9
x Anchorage
on flats
x Kayak racks
x Dune
destroyed most
winters
x Pavement at
risk
x Rebuilt dune
x Dune/beach
nourishment
x Removed sand
from parking
x Fixed parking
x Significant
historical erosion
(~1.7 ft/yr 1951-
2009)
x Inland migration of
western barrier
beach to continue
x Flood impacts
parking (~50%) &
access @ 4ft
x Flood prevents
access & parking
(100%) @ 8ft
x Beach underwater @
8 ft
32.0% 9.0% Yes
Saints * 38 ~180’ ~55’ 2 No
(steps)
9
(vegeta-
tion
trimmed
to 3 ft)
No
9
(summer
stocking
program for
shellfishing)
9
Small
anchorage on
flats
x Steps erode
x Bank getting
steeper
Stormwater
improvements:
x Infiltration
galleries
x Pipe for
overflow
x Past erosion (~0.7
ft/yr 1951-2009)
likely to continue
x Groins may
eventually be
undermined at
landward end
No expected impact
to access or parking
until after 8 ft (surge
+ SLR), unless
erosion continues
34.4% 6.0% No
Breakwater
Landing * ~5 ~ 80’ ~10’ 0 Viewing
platform 9No 9No
Small
anchorage on
flats
Erosion of foot
of bank causing
some slough
x Replaced foot
path with stairs
& viewing
platform
x Bank
nourishment
x Plants & fences
x Limited past
erosion may
increase
x Marsh shrinking
x Flood prevents
access @ 4ft
x Beach underwater at
8 ft
28.0% 1.6% No
Breakwater
Beach * 62 ~280’ ~60’
2 + 1
spot
near
picnic
area
9 9
Coastal
access point
for
aquaculture
9 9 N/A x Dune erosion
x Dune
restoration
x Retreat
(parking)
x Sand fencing
and plantings
to protect dune
x Significant
historical erosion
(~1.8 ft/yr 1951-
2009)
x Beach & dune
likely to continue to
retreat
x Beach increasingly
floods
x Parking lot floods @
8ft
45.6% 12.9% Yes
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Landing Parking
Spaces
Beach
length
(feet)
Beach
width
(feet)
Handicap Activity/ Use Type Recent Threat Survey Results
Parking Wheelchair
access
Visual
Access
Commercial
shellfishing
Recreational
shellfishing
Emergency
access Other Storm impacts Adaptation Coastal erosion Sea Level Rise 2016 Beach
visitors (%)
Favorite
beach (%)
First choice
for shuttle
Point of
Rocks 3+8 ~ 100’ ~20’ No No 9
Access point
for
aquaculture
9 9
Small
anchorage on
flats
x Limited
erosion from
stormwater
x Dune &
plantings
provide water
quality buffer
Repair catch
basin
x Accretion 1951-
2009 (~0.7 ft/yr),
more recent erosion
x Shoreline retreat
likely to continue
x Low dunes likely to
migrate landward
x Limited impact,
other than beach
floods
x Access to beach
floods @ 8 ft
26.9% 4.9% No
Ellis * 15 ~ 65’ ~30’ 1
Limited
mobility
ramp, but
no
wheelchair
access
9
Access point
for
aquaculture
9
(popular
location)
Public
shellfishing
events spring
and fall
9 N/A
Erosion caused
parking and
catch basin
damage
Fall 2016
x Beach erosion
likely to continue
x Scour at end of
revetment
x Limited impact,
other than beach
floods
x Access to beach and
parking (~15%)
flood @ 8 ft
30.1% 5.3% No
Spruce Hill ~12 ~650’ ~30’ No
No
(long path
to beach/
water)
No No 9 No Trail
x Dune erosion
x Washed out
stairs
Access & stairs
rebuilt
x Historical erosion
(~0.8 ft/yr 1951 –
2009)
x Wetland behind
barrier beach
system may be lost
to erosion
Limited impact, other
than beach flooding 10.8% 1.3% No
Linnell 25
~60’
(Town
owned)
~1,200’
(State
owned –
east of
Crosby)
~50’ 2
9
(handicap
platform,
boardwalk,
seating)
9
x Access
point for
aquaculture
x Possible
aquaculture
grants north
of adjacent
state beach
99N/A Erosion
x Beach
nourishment
x Project for
capture &
infiltration of
stormwater
runoff
x Moderate erosion
1951-2009 (~0.3
ft/yr)
x Recent accretion
(>5 ft/yr)
x Long term eroding
trend may continue
x Low-lying parking
area subject to
flooding and sand
accumulation from
dune
x Access to beach and
parking (~60%)
flood @ 8 ft
39.0% 10.3% No
Crosby 60
~180’
(Town
owned)
>2,500’
(State
owned –
west of
Crosby)
~50’ 3 No
9
(salt
marsh)
No 9 9
x Anchorage
on flats
x Marsh
access
Active dune
regularly buries
access
Dig out excess
sand from
parking area
x Significant accretion
historically (~1.5
ft/yr 1951-2009) and
recently (>6 ft/yr)
x Accretion may
continue on long
term, but potentially
impacted by storms
and SLR
x Access to parking
and parking (~50%)
flood @ 4 ft
x All access and
parking flood @ 8 ft
56.4% 30.8% Yes