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Falmouth presents 2026 Beach Management Plan; hearing continued for state reviews
Summary
Urban Harbors Institute presented the Town of Falmouth’s updated 2026 Beach Management Plan — the town’s first comprehensive update since 2008 — covering dune restoration, sand fencing, signage, parking maintenance and raking protocols. Commissioners continued the hearing to May 6 to await Natural Heritage and DMF reviews.
Shannon, a coastal planner with the Urban Harbors Institute, presented the Town of Falmouth’s 2026 Beach Management Plan and walked the Conservation Commission through proposed activities at town-owned beaches including dune restoration, sand-fencing and signage upkeep, parking-lot maintenance, beach raking protocols and procedures for moving accumulated sand.
The presentation, which Shannon said was developed in coordination with GeoSyntec engineers and the town’s beach department and coastal resiliency staff, listed affected sites including Megansett, Old Silver, Chappaquoit, Woodneck, Surf Drive, Bristol and Minot (East and West). Shannon told the commission that “all work will be contained to areas above…
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