FALMOUTH – The town of Falmouth is seeking a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers for projects to dredge, renourish a beach and reconstruct a jetty.
Work would include dredging 11,000 cubic yards of material to widen the Bournes Pond inlet with the sand being placed on Menauhant Beach.
The west jetty would also be reconstructed and extended by 25 feet, along with moving the east jetty further east.
Public comments will be accepted through November 24. Comments can be sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Regulatory Division (ATTN: Kevin Kotelly), 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751.
Additional information is also available from Permit Project Manager Kevin Kotelly at 800-343-4789, or 800-362-4367 if calling from within Massachusetts, or by email to [email protected].