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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180307_DAnneAtherton_Slides_for_BOS_ISOBELSWY SANKATY RDSCONSET AV CLIFTON ST WAY ROSALYLN NORTHSIAS RD JENNIFERLN EMILY ST TOWADDY LNE L D R ID G E L N ANNS LN B AY B E R R YSIAS L N COMEAU LNSCONSET AVISOBELS WY BURNELL STPOLPIS RD BAXTER RDSankaty Head Town of NantucketGIS Mapsheet The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily upon interpretation of April, 2013 aerial photography. It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I Map Accuracy for 1"=100' scale maps. The parcel boundaries are based primarily uponthe Tax Assessor's data through December, 2016. Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits andlicensesmust inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements. The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily implypublic right-of-way or the right of public access. The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizationsto record and compile pertinent geographical and relatedinformation utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket GeographicInformation System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing program to record and correct errors in these data that are broughtto its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to theabsolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any particular use. Please send identification of any errorsand corresponding corrections to: GIS Coordinator Town of Nantucket 2 Fairgrounds Rd Nantucket, MA 02554 2/1/2018 Data Sources: 350 0 350175 Feet 1 inch = 192 feet Legend Town Land 2018 Parcels 49 9 48 8 48 6 This  decision  is   far  too   important  to  be   made  quickly.   The  BOS  can  make  a   local,  Nantucket   decision  —  or,  as  past   experience  has  shown,   control  of  the  decision   will  pass  to  the  state.   This  BOS  decision   will  create  policy  and   precedent  regarding   use  of  public  land   for  private  benefit.   Human  actions  along  the  coast   have  wide  coastal  impacts.   Therefore  it  is  critical  to  create   an  overall  coastal  resiliency  plan   —  and  the  Board  should  not   allow  actions  now  that  may   compromise  such  a  plan  even   before  it  is  developed.   In  the  coastal  resiliency  plan   and  in  this  decision,  the  BOS   should  work  to  prevent   residents  with  greater  economic   resources  from  adversely   impacting  either  our  beaches  or   coastal  residents  with  lesser   resources.   There  is  a  middle  way.  Move   forward  with  coastal  resiliency   plan.  In  the  meantime,  the   Town  can  support  filing  an  NOI   for  an  additional  three-­‐year   permit  for  the  existing  900-­‐foot   geotube  seawall,  consistent   with  the  current  permit.             Further  Background:          Geotube  seawalls   degrade  and  eventually   destroy  any  beach  on   which  they  are  installed.   The  science  is   irrefutable.   Attempts  to  mitigate  impact  on  the   beach  require  very  large,  ongoing   supplies  of  sand.  Serious  questions   exist  about  the  continuing   availability  of  appropriate  sand.   Further,  the  requirement  for   mitigation  sand  drives  up  the  price   of  sand  for  other  local  uses.