From the Mashpee Enterprise · January 18, 2024 · By Alex Megerle
Mashpee’s Department of Public Works began rebuilding the dune in front of the town’s South Cape Beach parking lot on January 17, the third refill in roughly a month after storms on January 10 and later that week scoured it away. The department ordered 3,000 tons of sand and expected to spend close to $150,000 on sand for the fiscal year, more than double its $66,500 budget, and requested $90,000 for the next year.
The seaward dune face is meant to erode and shield sand-filled coir envelopes that protect the lot. The DPW director said storms are now more frequent and no longer confined to midwinter, and that the beach was noticeably wider a decade ago. Town conservation officials suggested the parking lot at the mouth of Waquoit Bay may not last many more years, raising questions about long-term retreat.
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