Newburyport City Councillor Sharif Zeid has contacted the club to alert us to upcoming public meetings on beach access at the north end of Plum Island. The City has applied for and received a grant to look at beach access and erosion on the Northern End of Plum Island.

You may be familiar with the fencing and signs that have appeared at the north end of the island recently.

Meetings are being held with residents and other interested parties to gather information and feedback on path usage and what’s important to people in that regard.  As a fishing club, PISC has interest in both protecting the sand dunes from erosion and ensuring access to the beach for fishermen.

We encourage everyone to stay on the marked paths and to participate in public meetings to ensure that the fencing permits easy access to the river and oceanfront.

The meetings will be:

Town Meeting
Thursday, March 2, 2017
6:30 pm
PITA Hall
8 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA

Public Site Visit
Sunday, March 5, 2017
1:00 pm
Plum Island Northern Lot
Newburyport, MA