Gouldsboro will be among the communities sharing what it has done and learned at tonight's Storm Response and Preparedness meeting hosted by Maine Sea Grant. Here are the slides we will present. And here it is as a PDF file if you want to download it.
Regional Storm Response Meeting – Tuesday, February 11
Town officials from Gouldsboro and surrounding communities will gather at the Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus at 5 PM on February 11 to take stock of what towns have learned since last January's storms and plan for the future. This post describes the meeting's goals and includes registration information.
Corea Considers Resilience Options
Gouldsboro residents met on November 26 to consider draft plans to make two Corea locations less vulnerable to storm damage. Many of you could not make the meeting. This post describes the plans and the questions and concerns raised at the meeting.
Second Corea Resilience Meeting
Gouldsboro residents, especially Corea residents, are invited to participate in the second Corea Resilience Planning meeting at 4 PM on Saturday, November 16, at the Black Duck Inn in Corea. In this second meeting, participants will review alternative approaches to reduce storm vulnerability and share preferences.
Corea Residents Begin Work Toward Storm Resilience
Gouldsboro launched its project aimed at improving Corea's ability to withstand big storms. The 46 residents at the meeting described what they saw in the January storms and their thoughts about what the project needs to address. This article summarizes meeting outcomes and describes the project's next steps, including a second meeting on November 16.
Resilience at Bottom Line Fisheries
Bottom Line Fisheries in Corea Harbor was awarded $25,000 in matching funds from Maine's Working Waterfront program to help repair damages from the January 10 storm.
Corea Harbor Resilience Kick-Off
Gouldsboro will kick off its Corea Harbor Resilience project at the Black Duck Inn in Corea on Sunday, August 25th, at 4 PM. The project wll identify the best ways to modify the Crowley Island Causeway and the Corea-Cranberry Point road junction so that they can withstand large storms and sea level rise.
Looking Ahead for Three Key Harbors
A new project funded with $50,000 from the Coastal Community Grant/Shore and Harbor Planning Grant program will focus on increasing coastal resilience in Bunkers Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and South Gouldsboro harbor. It will evaluate working waterfront infrastructure and recommend improvements.
Gouldsboro Receives $50,000 for Corea Study
Gouldsboro has received $50,000 from the Community Resilience Partnership to bring residents, stakeholders, engineers, and climate specialists together to identify new road designs for two Corea Harbor locations. The goal is to withstand storms larger than the one that hammered Corea Harbor on January 10 this year.
Storm Surge in Prospect Harbor
The January 10 storm brought about 4 feet of storm surge to Gouldsboro's shore, with 5 and 6 foot waves running on top of it. The surge and waves reached the top of Prospect Harbor and had nowhere else to go. Here are some pictures.