Massachusetts Ocean Plan

2014

November 6, 2014

Sand Talk

Massachusetts Ocean Plan
Sand mining
With the release of the draft Massachusetts Ocean Plan two weeks ago, Islanders should be alert to a discussion now unfolding in the Island community about sand mining.
November 6, 2014

Bad Idea

Massachusetts Ocean Plan
Sand mining
Bad Idea Editors, Vineyard Gazette: The following letter was sent to Bruce Carlisle, director of the state Coastal Zone Management program.

The Chilmark board of selectmen is strongly opposed to any proposal for sand mining in Vineyard Sound.

October 30, 2014

Oak Bluffs Supports Sand Mining Prospect in Ocean Plan

Olivia Hull
Massachusetts Ocean Plan
Sand mining
As elected officials up-Island balk at the prospect of offshore sand mining, Oak Bluffs is voicing support for the venture. At a selectmen’s meeting early this week, town administrator Robert L. Whritenour said town beaches stand to benefit from new information laid out recently in the draft state Ocean Management Plan.
October 23, 2014

Ocean Plan Critics Question Sand Mining

Olivia Hull
Massachusetts Ocean Plan
Sand mining
As leading state environmental officials look to the Island’s offshore resources to further wind energy goals and mine sand for beach fill, a small but vocal crowd of Vineyarders are airing their concerns about tapping these resources to the detriment of the fisheries and other sea life.