Eastham Ocean Beach RIP

On May 5, after years of emotional debate on whether or not to build a town beach between Nauset Light and Coast Guard beaches, Eastham voted 502-476 to totally abandon the project (a 2/3 majority was needed to continue).  The Ocean Beach project began in 2002 following a decision by the National Seashore to end drop offs at Coast Guard beach.  Nursing a long time grievance from the loss of parking spaces at Coast Guard Beach after a 1978 storm, this decision was the final straw. A group of residents discovered that the town of Eastham owned 127 acres on the bluff south of Nauset Light and formed the The Ocean Beach Committee. Committee members worked hard to address conservation and cost concerns. On Monday night a majority of town residents decided to leave the undeveloped area alone. Even though The Committee failed in its primary goal the effort caused the National Seashore to set aside 72 parking spots (62 at Nauset Light 10 at Coast Guard) dedicated exclusively to Eastham residents. Here's the story of Monday night's vote in the Cape Cod Times. Learn more about the history of Eastham's Ocean Beach here. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 334 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Comment smaller | bigger I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters Add Comment

Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 )

 

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