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Orleans planners highlight Town Cove workshops, warn of flood risk to Stop & Shop by 2070
Summary
Staff summarized public walking tours and workshops about Town Cove resiliency and cited a consultant flood study that projects the Stop & Shop frontage could be roughly six feet underwater by 2070, urging further engagement with property owners and coordination with the rotary replacement project.
Planning staff summarized a series of community outreach events for Town Cove resiliency, including a walking tour and a consultant-led workshop, and said the events produced strong public turnout and useful ideas for incremental, fundable projects.
Elizabeth Jenkins said the outreach included a walking tour that revealed invasive vegetation and overgrowth blocking views to the cove, and a consultant presentation that traced historical changes to the area. Jenkins summarized a flood-study finding reported at the workshop: "by 2070 if you're standing in front of Stop & Shop you're going to be six feet underwater at the doors of the Stop & Shop," and said the town will post the recorded presentation online.
Board members said the workshops were productive and recommended continuing community engagement with private property owners to develop discrete resiliency projects. Jenkins noted that ongoing state work on the Orleans rotary replacement by MassDOT presents an opportunity to coordinate transportation improvements and coastal resiliency planning.
The planning department will continue outreach and incorporate workshop findings into project planning and grant-seeking efforts; staff did not present a formal funding plan at this meeting.
