Local coastal-erosion-control companies maintain that Plymouth seaside homeowners can preserve and protect their homes for many generations. In the face of storms that are increasing in intensity, and sea-level rise, these homeowners with multi-million-dollar views must buy into town-approved plans to maintain their coastal bluffs and seawalls and commit to continued maintenance, according to Bracken Engineering and South Coast Creations.
Rich Vacca, the head of Plymouth’s Conservation Commission, is less optimistic. To learn more, read my article in the Plymouth Independent: Amid climate change, coastal living comes at an ever-increasing cost.
A severe storm several years ago damaged Manomet Point Road by Plymouth’s “landmark” Lobster Pound. Dangling posts from the road’s guardrails can be seen. The town had the road rebuilt and it appears to be holding to this date.
Geotextile sea bags are used on the Plymouth coast line to build seawalls. Each bag, weighing 5 to 7 tons, is filled with sand and water. Bags can be layered atop each other like a brick wall to a desired height.
Gary Sylvester’s Building movers in Falmouth moves oceanfront homes back from the top of time-eroding coastal banks, placing them on new foundations. Gary Sylvester is often asked by homeowners whether they need to move their belongings out before a move. “You don’t even have to pack the contents of your China cabinets, unless it’s something very fragile and precious,” he says.
