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August 1, 2007

Cape Cod town says no to filling barrier

CHATHAM, Mass. -- Opting to let nature take its course, residents overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to borrow $4.1 million to plug a widening breach on Nauset Beach that could threaten oceanfront homes.

The breach has grown to nearly 1,000 feet wide since it was blasted open by a fierce April storm. The beach forms a natural barrier that prevents the ocean from encroaching on the Chatham mainland.

About 600 residents attended a special Town Meeting yesterday on the issue, which was seen as pitting wealthier owners of seaside homes - many of them seasonal residents - against permanent residents who faced higher property taxes to fill the breach.

Read the full Associated Press story.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 9:49 AM | Permalink

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