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Consultants preview voluntary island‑wide retreat and relocation program; virtual public open houses set for April 16
Summary
SCAPE and Arcadis presented a draft voluntary retreat and relocation program to the Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee, describing maps, 'sending' and 'receiving' areas, TDR‑style incentives and outreach plans; committee members pressed for clarity on triggers, receiving‑site availability and financing.
SCAPE and Arcadis on Tuesday previewed a draft island‑wide strategic retreat and relocation program intended to help Nantucket plan for sea‑level rise, erosion and storm impacts. Laura Morette, a principal at landscape‑planning firm SCAPE, told the Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee the program is voluntary and designed to be "a framework to identify potential receiving areas, a way to understand risk and future scenarios." The consultants said they will use maps, triggers and a toolkit of incentives — including TDR‑style mechanisms — to encourage relocation from high‑risk areas to safer receiving sites.
The program is explicitly framed as proactive and equity‑focused, the consultants said. Devin McKay of engineering firm…
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