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Town’s Natural Resources Department seeks ECHO grants for Madaket erosion design and harbor modeling

Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee · March 25, 2026
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Natural Resources staff said the town is submitting two ECHO 1 Stop grant requests: a 30% concept‑design for Madaket Beach erosion mitigation and a numerical modeling study of Nantucket Harbor and its barrier beach; the Madaket summary cited 19 feet/year erosion over the last three years.

The Town of Nantucket’s Natural Resources Department told the Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee it is pursuing two grant applications through the state’s ECHO 1 Stop portal to advance local coastal‑resilience work.

Leah Hill, Natural Resources staff, summarized the first application as a Madaket Beach erosion mitigation project that would fund 30% design work, stakeholder engagement, alternatives assessment and concept selection.…

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