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Opportunities & Challenges
Palmer River Barrington/Warren
Foster Cove Charlestown
The Great Creek Jamestown
High Tides Affect our Communities
Today
6/2/12 B. Lombardi
The Great Creek/Round Marsh
10/26/11 G. Martin
6/3/12 R. Calabro North Road
Jamestown – Current Conditions
The Great Creek
Water Treatment Plant
Turnpike & Bridge Authority
Golf Course
Agriculture/open space
Jamestown Issues & Opportunities
Road floods now with extreme tides. Consider elevated
causeway as a future design for state road
Discuss golf course management with property owner
Relocate access to water treatment plant. Would need to work with TNC/LT change easements for access to the
water treatment plant.
Town bought development rights for farmland. Consider alternative
management practices for areas adjacent to wetlands
The Great Creek
Turnpike & Bridge Authority – protect area for continued use.
“Roads shortening”, Properties flooding.
Densely developed area not a priority for wetland
retreat. Protect/accommodate
property for inundation.
Much of this land is protected or has easements. Future migration
will be possible
Barrington/Warren – Issues & Opportunities
Large wetland complex – state priority for
protection, restoration. Assess options for
undeveloped parcels for future wetland
migration
Protected fresh water wetlands transition to salt
marsh
Swansea Country Club in MA – Turf
management or reconfiguration
1 2
1: Brackish wetland on inland side of Wildflower Road; culve beneath road
2: Salt marsh with standing water in high marsh
Charlestown Issues & Opportunities
All private roads, managed by Foster Cove Association. Mostly primary
homes. Identify alternate routes for evacuation and high tides in short-
term.
Identify opportunities for protection of undeveloped
land. Potential link with new pond access
USFWS management area. Review restoration plans and
wildlife management practices
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