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The committee discussed the Town’s proposed island-wide strategic retreat and relocation program, noting that only 4% of Nantucket is undeveloped and that financial incentives, regulatory changes, emergency strategies, and available land will be important to implementation. Staff also outlined grant applications for Madaket Beach erosion mitigation and numerical modeling of Cotue and the Haulover.
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The program would examine how homes and infrastructure could be moved or otherwise adapted as coastal risks increase, but no final plan or policy was approved at this meeting. Members called for clear examples, cost estimates, public outreach, and options that account for Nantucket’s limited land and high property values. The Natural Resources Department is pursuing grants for two coastal resilience projects.
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