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Commission backs application for state beach‑management planning grant with 50% match
Summary
The commission approved a resolution supporting a beach‑management plan application to the DEP Beach Management Funding Assistance Program (50% match) and instructed staff to proceed with the July 31 grant submission; consultant Cummings Cedarsburg is assisting with the feasibility study.
Town staff presented a resolution requesting state DEP support to apply for the Beach Management Funding Assistance Program to prepare a local beach‑management plan and feasibility study. Staff said the grant requires a 50% local match and the application is due July 31; consultant Danielle Erwing of Cummings Cedarsburg is assisting and sits on the state's stakeholder committee, which staff said improves alignment with the state plan.
Staff emphasized that a local beach‑management plan opens doors to sand access and funding by demonstrating a scientific erosion management approach. The manager said parts of the town's beach are already listed by the state as critically eroded and that the plan and feasibility study would help the town coordinate with state partners and improve future grant competitiveness.
A commissioner moved to approve resolution 2026‑11 and the motion passed; the meeting record shows the resolution passed 9‑0. Staff said the commission is not committing to any specific local funding amount at this stage; if the town is awarded a grant but cannot fund the match, staff said the town would withdraw rather than obligate unavailable funds.
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