As structures like the carousel and snack bar building are being demolished at Easton’s Beach, Newport, Rhode Island officials are grappling with how to save an eroding beach.
Newport has one public beach and it’s washing away fast. The severe storms this past winter have exacerbated erosion at Easton’s Beach, which was already eroding at alarming rates. Now, Newport officials want voters to decide whether to fund a multi-million dollar sand replenishment project to help shore up the beach. Some people are questioning whether it’s the smartest idea as sea levels continue to rise and storms get stronger.
The storms also sealed the fate for two beloved structures that had been too heavily destroyed to save: the nearly 75-year-old building that housed the vintage carousel, and the snack bar. The city is set to finish demolishment on those by next week. But in their stead remains a question of whether to rebuild the beloved attractions and the beach itself.
The aquarium moved its animals to the new center in downtown Newport shortly before the sea began walloping buildings at Easton’s Beach this winter. damage from Superstorm Sandy was exacerbated by climate change. And it’s widely accepted in the scientific community that storms and ocean surges are expected to get worse as oceans continue to warm. So immediately after the storm, even as it was rebuilding its Easton’s Beach aquarium, Save The Bay began looking for higher ground.The aquarium moved its animals to the new center in downtown Newport shortly before the sea began walloping the buildings at Easton’s Beach this winter.
“Our little dune held,” said Ferguson. Her planting showed that dunes can “help protect infrastructure, protect the built environment, capture sand, keep sand on the beach versus blowing it down into the roadway. And so we started planting anything we could.” The city is also now commissioning a study on the viability of adding sand to the beach and rebuilding the structures, though it is unclear whether it will come out before a potential bond vote.
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