Marblehead Coastal Resiliency Design Public Meeting

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead residents are invited to attend and provide feedback at the Marblehead Design For Public Resiliency project launch on Feb. 7.

The public meeting will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Abbot Public Library with a Zoom link to participate remotely available through pre-registration here.

Salem Sound Coastwatch Executive Director Barbara Warren will introduce the project that includes long-term retrofits and adaptations to reduce flooding from the impact of climate change and the expansion of public access and water-related activities at town-owned properties on Marblehead Harbor.

These properties include Parkers Boat Yard, Marblehead Municipal Light Department, Hammond Park, Marblehead Yacht Club and Marblehead Trading Company.

Warren is the project manager for Marblehead on the MA Coastal Zone Management and Coastal Resilience Grant funding the project.

To attend in person, register here. In-person seats are limited.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)