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Westbrook schedules site visit, seeks Sea Grant and mapping support for stormwater and marsh studies
Summary
The committee scheduled a Sea Grant-related site visit for July 28 and requested stormwater mapping be included in Sea Grant work; the town will partner with Old Saybrook on a Fish & Wildlife grant for marsh studies and encourage residents to use the My Coast app for reporting coastal conditions.
At the July 14 meeting the committee set a site visit for the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program on July 28 at 11:30 a.m., with Sarah Schecter to tour the area. Committee members were invited to attend; if a quorum is expected an agenda will be posted.
Peter Gillespie asked that stormwater system mapping be included in Sea Grant applications to better document outfalls and drainage infrastructure. David Murphy said he would compile a list of short-term design fixes for the Coral Sands area—items such as road elevation adjustments, catch basins and outfall repairs—to provide to consultants for costing while a Sea Grant-funded study proceeds.
Westbrook is partnering with Old Saybrook on a Fish & Wildlife grant to study Chalker Beach and Cold Spring Marsh; Peter Gillespie attended the kick-off meeting with Fuss & O'Neill engineers to get initial community feedback. Members encouraged residents to download the My Coast app to report coastal incidents, and Kevin Wynne said he distributed My Coast flyers at a Middle Beach meeting for interested residents.
Next steps: site visit on July 28, continued data collection and inclusion of stormwater mapping in grant applications; the committee will revisit consultant recommendations and mapping needs in future meetings.
