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Select Board weighs geotube expansion and coir-log alternative for Baxter Road erosion projects
Summary
Select Board reviewed conflicting erosion-control applications for Baxter Road: a town co-sponsored geotube expansion covering 41'119 Baxter Road and a separate coir-log application covering 59'83 Baxter Road, and asked staff to return with clearer warrant language.
Select Board members spent extensive time on Jan. 8 reviewing a coastal-protection package for Baxter Road that includes a town co-sponsored geotube expansion covering 41 to 119 Baxter Road and a separate coir-log proposal that would cover a smaller central reach (59 to 83 Baxter Road).
The town is a partner with a nonprofit (SBPF) on a multi-reach geotube expansion intended to protect the North End roadway and properties; that joint Notice of Intent (NOI) before the Conservation Commission is proceeding toward a likely order of conditions, town staff said. Separately, SBPF has pursued an application to reinstall coir logs that historically occupied part of the middle reach.
Why it matters: Town staff, counsel and the board cautioned that the two filings overlap. If town meeting approves a license or lease that is not aligned with the Conservation Commission's order of conditions, or if voters select…
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