PBIA says abutters refuse easement; commission will consider engineer-funded study for jetty relocation

Jun 4, 2026

Representatives of the Pinehurst Beach Association told the Wareham Conservation Commission that abutters will not grant an easement and are not selling land where a private jetty encroaches; engineers say relocation likely requires no seabed excavation but a two-foot buffer around an old water main prevents moving the structure onto town land. The commission agreed to review an engineering plan but gave no permit.

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Kimberly Scheib, acting president of the Pinehurst Beach Association, told the Wareham Conservation Commission that abutters will not grant an easement and are unwilling to sell the strip of land where the association’s jetty encroaches. Scheib said the group has six follow-up items requested at an earlier meeting and reported their findings.

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