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Town staff warns of stepped-up lighting reviews as sea turtle disorientations persist; major renourishment totals reported
Summary
Town staff said it will tighten reviews of exterior lighting visible from the beach after the 2025 nesting season produced 113 loggerhead nests and 5,465 live hatchlings, with 29 nests disoriented by lights.
Town staff told the Marine and Environmental Resource Committee that it will increase front-end reviews of exterior lighting and step up outreach to contractors and property owners after a year with notable sea‑turtle disorientations.
Chad, the town’s beach-management staff lead, summarized council direction: when exterior lighting is directly or indirectly visible from the beach it falls under the town’s sea turtle conservation code; otherwise the lighting standards code applies. He said staff will more carefully review lighting plans…
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