PrintThis More stories from the News section Mayors senior center plan falling apart Developer Village project wont be revived Call him Detective Esquire Police Logs Town to look for planning consultant Print Advertisement Click Image to EnlargePublished 06, am PrintThis is major stumbling block in PI sand trucking project By Victor TineStaff writer PLUM ISLAND There arent any regulatory obstacles in the way of trucking sand to seriously eroded section of Plum Island Center, state Sen.
Bruce Tarr said.The problem is, how do we pay for it? Tarr said. The Gloucester Republican, whose Senate district includes Newbury, has been seeking an answer to that question since late last week, when he received an email from Newbury Selectmen Chairman Vincent Russo describing an urgent need for beach stabilization to keep commercial building and four houses from being damaged or destroyed. Plum Island Center is at the junction of Northern Boulevard, Southern Boulevard and Plum Island Boulevard. That agency, he said, usually reacts to specific event, such as major storm.
In the distance was feet. Tarr said on that he was trying to see if the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency could provide funding for the sand. The difference between Salisburys situation last spring and Plum Islands is that the state owns all of Salisbury Beach, while the island center is municipal beach, Tarr said. Also, the damage in Salisbury was attributable to particular storm, and percent of the costs were reimbursed by the federal government. Concerns about the stability of the beach at Plum Island have become prominent in recent weeks.
In the distance was feet. Tarr said on that he was trying to see if the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency could provide funding for the sand. PrintThis More stories from the News section Comments powered by DisqusPLUM ISLAND There arent any regulatory obstacles in the way of trucking sand to seriously eroded section of Plum Island Center, state Sen. Bruce Tarr said.The problem is, how do we pay for it? Tarr said.
They want to see the Merrimack River channel dredged and have the sand from the dredging operation deposited directly on the beach. They also want the federal government to repair the jetty at the northern tip of the island. PrintThis More stories from the News section Comments powered by DisqusPLUM ISLAND There arent any regulatory obstacles in the way of trucking sand to seriously eroded section of Plum Island Center, state Sen. Its the major crossroads that people coming onto the island drive through.