Island ACKtion
TOWN SELECTMEN KNOCK DOWN HARD ARMOR PROJECT
May 21, 2013
Well, damn it. Cissy Codman couldn’t work her magic. There’s a first for everything.
After a year’s worth of work, a year’s worth of research, and hired experts, and God knows how many millions of dollars, the Board of Selectmen struck down Cissy Codman’s Damage Prevention Project by a vote of 4–1.
Both sides presented compelling cases. There was charm and history and storied homes on one hand, erosion on the other. The proposed measures will do more harm than good, a geologist told the group. And so the no’s prevailed.
“Sounds like one seawall really means two, which means ten or more,” says one selectman, who wishes to remain anonymous. “Where does it end?”
Where does it end, indeed. According to Cissy, not here.
“The battle isn’t over,” she says. “There are other options.”
More options. Fantastic. Can we go back to reporting on celebrity sightings and white parties?
As for Cissy, rumor has it she will finally move out of Cliff House, within the next twenty-four hours no less. It’s a temporary situation, she claims, until she has a chance to relocate the home a few yards off the bluff.
To date, we here at Island ACKtion have not expressed a viewpoint on the proposal but let’s say this. We love living in a place where a fired-up Cissy Codman exists. But it does seem like the most logical conclusion was reached. RIP Cliff House. You will be missed.
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