From the latest edition of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management’s CZ-mail: Parks and Conservation Land Grants – EEA’s Division of Conservation Services is seeking applications for the fiscal year 2012 Parkland Acquisition and Renovation for Communities (PARC) and the Local Acquisition for Natural Diversity (LAND) programs. PARC grants assist communities with the acquisition […]
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South Shore Searches for Seawall Repair Funds
Posted on May 24, 2010
The Patriot Ledger is reporting that South Shore communities are struggling to find money to repair aging seawalls in the absence of steady maintenance funding. After the catastrophic failure of the seawall in Marshfield’s Fieldston neighborhood this week, local officials are working to patch together resources from many sources for repairs not just there, but […]
StormSmart Coast Community Adopts New Floodplain Bylaw
Posted on May 5, 2010
Oak Bluffs, one of the Massachusetts StormSmart Coasts communities, voted on May 4th to adopt a new floodplain overlay district bylaw. An overwhelming majority of voters were in favor of the changes. The new bylaw will prohibit new residential development and expansion of existing development in the most hazardous flood zones—those designated as V, VE, […]
Governor Requests Additional Flood Assistance for Impacted Communities
Posted on April 16, 2010
A new press release from MEMA (emphasis added): Governor Patrick Requests Additional Flood Assistance for Impacted Communities Thursday, April 15, 2010 – Governor Deval Patrick has made a request to President Obama to declare a Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation in order to expedite financial aid to the local cities and […]
Feds Declare Disaster from mid-March Floods
Posted on March 30, 2010
Press release from MEMA: BOSTON, MA – Governor Deval Patrick announced this evening that federal aid will become available to Massachusetts individuals and businesses hardest hit by the most recent flooding events. The assistance was authorized under a Major Federal Disaster Declaration issued by President Barack Obama after a review of the Federal Emergency Management […]
Chatham Hammered by Storm's Waves
Posted on March 3, 2010
The Cape Cod Chronicle reports that Chatham’s North Beach Island has been badly beaten-up by the recent storms, when waves of up to 20′ hammered the coast. According to the article: Chatham Coastal Resources Director Ted Keon said it appears the surf washed over the beach in several areas, swirling around and under the camps. […]