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Yarmouth readies Packet Landing resiliency project; seeks $2.8M in state grants to fund $3.3M construction
Summary
Town engineers and consultants told the Select Board the Packet Landing Marina project is fully permitted and near 100% design, with a $3.3 million construction estimate; the town approved a $504,000 CPA match and staff has applied for roughly $2.8 million in state resilience grants.
YARMOUTH — Town officials told the Select Board May 5 that the Packet Landing Marina resiliency project is permitted and approaching final design, and that the town has applied to multiple state grant programs for the construction phase.
Dave Condan, the town’s director of natural resources, said the two‑year design and permitting grant is wrapping up with a final 100% design set expected by June 30. “We are 100% permitted and we are maybe at 95% design,” Condan said, adding that the town applied through the state’s consolidated grants portal for what the consultants described as roughly $2.8 million in additional funding.
Consultants presented the project scope: raise the upland parking and circulation area to improve access during high tides and storm events, construct a fiber‑reinforced polymer bulkhead tied to helical anchors around the upland edge, reconstruct and slightly raise the wharf to accept truck loading, and coordinate resilient utility work (consolidated electrical service, shore‑power pedestals and space to accommodate future sewer hookups). “The plan is to raise it approximately 3 ft except for the existing wharf,” project engineer Cole Baitman said.
Consultants said the construction cost opinion is about $3.3 million and the town approved a CPC (Community Preservation Committee) match of $504,000 on April 28 to strengthen grant competitiveness. The team told the board they applied to multiple state programs in the newly consolidated environmental/climate grant portal to assemble funding — a single program is unlikely to cover the full amount. If state awards come through, construction could begin as early as this winter; teams budgeted seasonal constraints to avoid peak boating months.
Board members emphasized Packet Landing’s dual public purpose: recreation and critical marine‑safety infrastructure. Officials said the marina supports commercial fishing and charter operations, and stores emergency response vessels for local departments. That multifunctional role, Condan and consultants argued, helped the project score well with resilience grant reviewers.
What’s next: design completion by end of June, continued grant review over the summer, and if awards are secured the town would go to bid, with construction likely scheduled outside the busy summer season.
