What’s Up News — Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus forum to ask: Retreat from rising sea, or raise buildings?

Oct 12, 2021

By Ryan Belmore — How is this affecting our lives on Aquidneck Island? What are the policy options for preparing for sea rise? The forum will be an opportunity to discuss these questions with local experts in the field.

NEWPORT, RI — The Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus, led by Rep. Lauren H. Carson and Rep. Terri Cortvriend, will host an online forum Sunday titled “Sea Rise is Here:
Retreat from the Sea or Raise Our Homes?”

The free event, scheduled Sunday, Oct. 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., will feature Mark Thompson, executive director of the Newport Restoration Foundation, who will discuss his organization’s extensive experience preparing historic homes in Newport for sea rise and flooding; Warren Planning Director Bob Rulli, who will share his town’s plans for retreating from the shore, safety and housing; and Neil Hingorany, Principal of Narragansett Engineering Inc. will discuss current policy for building in the flood plain.

Pre-registration, available at this link, is required to receive a link to the meeting, which be conducted on Zoom

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