Town_NN1 manager_NN1 :_: Consultant_NN1 's_GE $150M_NNU sand_NN1 plan_NN1 too_RG costly_JJ An_AT1 independent_JJ consultant_NN1 's_GE recommendations_NN2 would_VM drive_VVI the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO fighting_VVG beach_NN1 erosion_NN1 in_II the_AT next_MD decade_NNT1 to_II more_DAR than_CSN $150_NNU million_NNO ,_, Town_NN1 Manager_NN1 Peter_NP1 Elwell_NP1 told_VVD the_AT Shore_NP1 Protection_NN1 Board_NN1 Tuesday_NPD1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ simply_RR not_XX affordable_JJ for_IF the_AT town_NN1 ,_, "_" Elwell_NP1 said_VVD of_IO the_AT plan_NN1 put_VVN forward_RL by_II Karyn_NP1 Erickson_NP1 ,_, principal_JJ engineer_NN1 of_IO Erickson_NP1 Consulting_JJ Engineers_NN2 ._. 
Erickson_NP1 's_GE plan_NN1 calls_VVZ for_IF the_AT town_NN1 to_TO dump_VVI twice_RR as_RG much_DA1 sand_NN1 on_II its_APPGE beaches_NN2 than_CSN it_PPH1 would_VM under_II the_AT blueprint_NN1 the_AT shore_NN1 board_NN1 recommended_VVN in_II May_NPM1 ._. 
Estimated_VVN to_TO cost_VVI around_RG $60_NNU million_NNO ,_, the_AT shore_NN1 board_NN1 's_GE 10-year_JJ plan_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX been_VBN adopted_VVN by_II the_AT Town_NN1 Council_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_EX is_VBZ no_AT plan_NN1 in_II place_NN1 to_TO fund_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Erickson_NN1 has_VHZ said_VVN additional_JJ sand_NN1 is_VBZ needed_VVN to_TO safeguard_VVI upland_NN1 properties_NN2 from_II storm_NN1 damage_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Elwell_NP1 said_VVD more_DAR sand_NN1 would_VM mean_VVI greater_JJR effects_NN2 to_TO nearshore_VVI marine_JJ habitat_NN1 ,_, making_VVG it_PPH1 harder_JJR for_IF the_AT town_NN1 to_TO obtain_VVI state_NN1 and_CC federal_JJ environmental_JJ permits_NN2 ._. 
The_AT town_NN1 also_RR might_VM be_VBI forced_VVN to_TO spend_VVI more_RRR to_TO mitigate_VVI for_IF a_AT1 greater_JJR loss_NN1 of_IO marine_JJ habitat_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Artificial_JJ reef_NN1 costs_VVZ about_RG $1_NNU million_NNO an_AT1 acre_NNU1 to_TO build_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT town_NN1 's_GE "_" adaptive_JJ management_NN1 "_" approach_NN1 to_II coastal_JJ protection_NN1 accounts_VVZ for_IF what_DDQ it_PPH1 can_VM achieve_VVI within_II its_APPGE financial_JJ limitations_NN2 ,_, and_CC subject_II21 to_II22 its_APPGE ability_NN1 to_TO obtain_VVI permits_NN2 from_II state_NN1 and_CC federal_JJ environmental_JJ agencies_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Choices_NN2 do_VD0 need_VVI to_TO be_VBI made_VVN ,_, beyond_II what_DDQ science_NN1 tells_VVZ us_PPIO2 will_VM provide_VVI the_AT best_JJT protection_NN1 ,_, "_" Elwell_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Elwell_NP1 said_VVD the_AT town_NN1 agrees_VVZ with_IW Erickson_NP1 that_DD1 sea_NN1 walls_NN2 should_VM be_VBI regarded_VVN as_II a_AT1 last_MD line_NN1 of_IO defense_NN1 against_II storm_NN1 damage_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 disagrees_VVZ with_IW her_APPGE assessment_NN1 that_CST sea_NN1 walls_NN2 should_VM not_XX be_VBI considered_VVN part_NN1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 's_GE coastal_JJ defense_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Erickson_NP1 recommended_VVD that_CST the_AT town_NN1 place_VV0 far_RG more_DAR sand_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT seawalls_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 greater_JJR protection_NN1 from_II wave_NN1 damage_NN1 ._. 
Shore_NP1 board_NN1 members_NN2 Gerald_NP1 Frank_NP1 and_CC Bobbie_NP1 Lindsay-Buck_NN supported_VVD Elwell_NP1 's_GE assessment_NN1 ._. 
"_" There_EX are_VBR things_NN2 in_II here_RL that_CST are_VBR terrific_JJ ideas_NN2 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI a_AT1 permit_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ,_, "_" Frank_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Lindsay-Buck_NN said_VVD the_AT shore_NN1 board_NN1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 mandate_NN1 by_II the_AT council_NN1 to_TO devise_VVI a_AT1 plan_NN1 that_CST would_VM protect_VVI the_AT town_NN1 's_GE upland_NN1 properties_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 came_VVD up_RP with_IW an_AT1 ambitious_JJ plan_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ dashed_VVN by_II the_AT economic_JJ collapse_NN1 of_IO 2008_MC ._. 
Erickson_NN1 was_VBDZ retained_VVN by_II two_MC neighborhood_NN1 groups_NN2 to_TO provide_VVI an_AT1 independent_JJ assessment_NN1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 's_GE coastal_JJ plans_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT two_MC groups_NN2 ,_, the_AT Coalition_NN1 to_TO Save_VV0 Our_APPGE Shore_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ said_VVN the_AT 2006_MC beach_NN1 fill_VV0 at_II Reach_NN1 7_MC performed_VVD poorly_RR ,_, and_CC that_CST the_AT town_NN1 's_GE plan_NN1 to_TO nourish_VVI Reach_NN1 8_MC is_VBZ flawed_JJ ._. 
Despite_II the_AT gap_NN1 in_II their_APPGE points_NN2 of_IO view_NN1 ,_, Elwell_NP1 said_VVD there_EX are_VBR portions_NN2 of_IO Erickson_NP1 's_GE report_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ the_AT town_NN1 does_VDZ agree_VVI ._. 
One_MC1 area_NN1 he_PPHS1 cited_VVD is_VBZ the_AT need_NN1 to_TO improve_VVI public_JJ information_NN1 so_CS the_AT town_NN1 's_GE coastal_JJ protection_NN1 efforts_NN2 are_VBR easier_JJR for_IF the_AT public_JJ to_TO understand_VVI ._. 
Shore_NP1 board_NN1 member_NN1 Lee_NP1 Goldstein_NP1 told_VVD Erickson_NP1 he_PPHS1 welcomed_VVD the_AT dialogue_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI ,_, which_DDQ resulted_VVD from_II her_APPGE report_NN1 ._. 
Erickson_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 received_VVD the_AT town_NN1 's_GE 29-page_JJ response_NN1 to_II her_APPGE recommendations_NN2 on_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, and_CC needs_VVZ more_DAR time_NNT1 to_TO study_VVI it_PPH1 before_II fully_RR responding_VVG at_II the_AT board_NN1 's_VBZ Jan._NPM1 26_MC meeting_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD answer_VVI questions_NN2 ,_, and_CC engaged_VVN with_IW town_NN1 officials_NN2 in_II a_AT1 congenial_JJ discussion_NN1 about_II her_APPGE recommendations_NN2 and_CC aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 's_GE plan_NN1 ._. 
The_AT town_NN1 's_GE plan_NN1 calls_VVZ for_IF sand_NN1 fills_VVZ at_II Midtown_NP1 Beach_NN1 and_CC Reach_VV0 7_MC ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ from_II Sloan_NP1 's_GE Curve_NN1 to_II the_AT Ambassador_NN1 Hotel_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF allowing_VVG some_DD of_IO that_DD1 sand_NN1 to_TO drift_VVI southward_RL and_CC "_" feed_VVI "_" other_JJ eroded_JJ beaches_NN2 ,_, including_II Reach_NN1 8_MC ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ south_ND1 of_IO the_AT Lake_NNL1 Worth_NP1 Pier_NN1 ._. 
The_AT town_NN1 is_VBZ using_VVG that_DD1 approach_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ easier_JJR to_TO obtain_VVI environmental_JJ permits_NN2 for_IF Midtown_NP1 and_CC Reach_VV0 7_MC ,_, where_CS there_EX is_VBZ far_RG less_DAR nearshore_NN1 rock_NN1 reef_NN1 ,_, Elwell_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Erickson_NP1 said_VVD the_AT town_NN1 would_VM achieve_VVI better_JJR results_NN2 and_CC save_VVI money_NN1 over_II time_NNT1 by_II using_VVG smaller_JJR volumes_NN2 of_IO more_RGR coarse_JJ sand_NN1 that_CST would_VM remain_VVI on_II the_AT beach_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 longer_JJR period_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT grain_NN1 size_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT key_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX optimize_VVI the_AT project_NN1 up_RL21 front_RL22 with_IW a_AT1 good_JJ grain_NN1 size_NN1 ,_, you_PPY will_VM spend_VVI more_DAR later_RRR ._. "_" 
