The US Army Corps of Engineers is considering replacing these seawalls. We need your support to encourage them to commit to do this!
The community seawalls that shield Scituate Harbor, Cedar Point and the Scituate Lighthouse are over 100 years old — and they are at risk of failure.
850 feet of wall — and another 100 years of protection — are on the line.
The US Army Corps of Engineers is considering replacing these seawalls. We need your support to encourage them to commit to do this!
Scituate Harbor, Cedar Point, and the Scituate Lighthouse are among the most beautiful parts of the South Shore, if not New England.
This area has weathered many nor'easters over the years and the community seawalls are at risk of failure.
With a relatively modest investment the walls can be replaced and serve the town well for another 100 years.
At the narrowest point, the land behind the seawall is only 147 feet wide (from the wall to the harbor).
The seawalls are over 100 years old and are literally falling to pieces.
These walls protect homes, restaurants, marinas, pedestrians and more.
Much of Scituate gets hit hard by winter blizzards and nor'easters.
Residents are well prepared with generators and evacuation plans for when things get rough!
Every 75–100 or so years, repairing or replacing the seawalls is necessary to keep the roads open and the community safe.
The Cedar Point Association keeps a photo archive of the February 2013 blizzard — seawall stone thrown up into the roads, houses cased in wind-driven ice, and wreckage of decks and boardwalks.
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The seawalls do not just hold back the ocean — they hold up a lighthouse, a working harbor, a restaurant row and a way of life.
Scituate Light House, the jetties and a small beach are a common site for wedding pictures, get togethers and family outings. Seawalls protect access to this jewel of a site. The Lighthouse is on the national registry of historic places and is the most visited place in town if not on the South Shore.
Scituate Harbor and Front Street hosts some amazing restaurants. These restaurants are protected by the Cedar Point neighborhood and seawalls.
Scituate has 7+ unique yacht clubs and marinas that depend on the seawalls. There are at least 750 boats on slips and moorings in Scituate Harbor.
On a nice day literally hundreds of people bike and walk around Cedar Point. Many of whom come for the views, ocean air and exercise and then stay to dine at one the restaurants!
Scituate boasts some of the best saltwater fishing in New England. There are commercial fishing and lobster operations, recreational fishing, surf casting, charter boats and more.
"These walls protect homes, restaurants, marinas, pedestrians and more."
Save the Seawalls, Save ScituateThe 850 feet of seawalls that need replacement, protect Cedar Point, the Lighthouse, and Scituate Harbor run from near the Sand Hills General Store, along Lighthouse Road, and part of Rebecca Road.
Cedar Point — the arrow marks "The Neck," where only 147 feet of land separates the ocean from Scituate Harbor.
Seven Massachusetts coastal communities lost over $7 million in previously committed federal disaster funding after a July 13 FEMA cancellation notice. The cancellation touches four federally declared disasters — Hurricane Sandy and winter storms Nemo, Juno and Riley — which together cost the state over $100 million.
Some seawall repairs in Scituate alone are estimated at $25 to $30 million.
Scituate was fortunate to have been paid a visit by Congressman Stephen F. Lynch on April 9, 2021.
Congressman Lynch toured the seawall and discussed design, funding and other options with residents led by David Ball.
We are grateful to Representative Patrick Kearney for putting together a meeting today to show Federal officials the very poor condition of the Lighthouse and Rebecca Road seawalls.
In just a few days, Rep. Kearney was able to get Farrah Ridore from Senator Warren's office, Jim Cantwell from Senator Markey's office, and Congressman Stephen Lynch to commit to meeting the Cedar Point Seawall Committee onsite at the walls.
Also in attendance were Town Administrator, Jim Boudreau, DPW Director Kevin Cafferty, and Selectman Andrew Goodrich.
These are the federal and state offices that have walked the walls with the Cedar Point Seawall Committee.
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