SANDWICH After months of delay, the public comment period for the proposed Town Neck Beach renourishment project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is open.
Michael Riccio, study manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District, initially told the Board of Selectmen in October that the public comment period would be open by the end of the month. The 30-day period instead opened March 4 and will run until April 3.
The Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study proposes to restore a barrier beach and dune system by using approximately 388,000 cubic yards of beach-compatible material that would be dredged, pumped and graded onto Town Neck Beach from a nearshore borrow site adjacent to Scusset Beach.