Controversial Effort to Nourish Nantucket Beach and Slow Receding Bluff Erodes

"SBPF Drops Notice of Intent"
The Nantucket Independent, May 7, 2008
By Peter B. Brace

NANTUCKET -- Citing overwhelming island opposition to its beach rebuilding proposal, the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund pulled its notice of intent from the Conservation Commission without prejudice on Monday afternoon. ...

SBPF's beach nourishment proposal was to mine 1.9 million cubic yards of sand three miles off Sankaty to rebuild three miles of beach from the lighthouse down to Codfish Park and, if necessary, mine more sand at three-to-five-year intervals depending on erosion rates and storm frequency. ... ©

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