Coastal resilience advisory committee agrees on site-specific protocol for regulatory referrals

The Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee on Oct. 28 agreed to develop a standard protocol to respond when regulatory boards and town departments seek the committee—s advice on coastal-resilience issues.

Committee members said their guidance should be site-specific and explicitly advisory, not regulatory. "I think if we focus on recommendations or just like things we want to make, if anything comes up ... First, of all, we support the findings of the Nantucket conservation commission," Sarah Boyce said, urging the committee to avoid contradicting ConCom rules while adding projection-based guidance and future-facing considerations drawn from the Coastal Resilience Plan…