New Shoreham (Block Island) Sea Level Rise Committee Meeting

Tuesday May 3, 2022
3 PM
Town Hall, 16 Old Town Road, New Shoreham

Agenda: https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/Common/DownloadMeetingFiles?FilePath=\Notices\7405\2022\426994.pdf

• Scott Comings Presentation on his experience with reef balls and other wave attenuation technologies. Here are links that Scott provided. In Scott’s words, the first is the page for the general public while the second is the page with the case studies that have more technical information:

  • https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water- stories/northeast-living-shorelines/

  • https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water- stories/northeast-living-shorelines-case-studies/

  • Also attached is an article from the Providence Journal about the artificial reef that TNC installed.

• Committee Member Updates: a. Town Council

  b. Town Planner including grants and the Town Hazard Mitigation Plan

  c. Communication liaisons with key groups

• Upcoming Immersion Sessions

• For the good of the group

Open Meetings Page: https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/OpenMeetingsPublic/OpenMeetingDashboard?subtopmenuId=201&EntityID=7405&MeetingID=1020865