Old Saybrook, CT

Planning to Restore Chalker and Chapman Beach Marshes and Mitigate Marsh-Associated Flooding

With support from the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program, in December 2024 the Town of Old Saybrook was awarded $323,400 from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund to support the project: Planning to Restore Chalker and Chapman Beach Marshes and Mitigate Marsh-Associated Flooding (CT).

The project will conduct a feasibility analysis for restoring the degraded Chalker Beach Marsh and mitigate erosion of Cold Spring Brook marsh, examine potential residential neighborhood flood mitigation strategies and evaluate alternative concepts to restore the Cold Spring Brook marsh. Project will provide Chalker Beach marsh restoration plan and design alternatives, concept-level neighborhood-scale flood mitigation strategies and a concept-level Cold Spring Brook marsh erosion control/restoration practices.

LIS Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program Details:

Grant Writing Consultant: David Kozak
Grant Writing Assistance Award: $6,375

Christina M. Costa, CZEO, CFM, Zoning Enforcement Officer/Town Planner, Town of Old Saybrook, Chris.Costa@OldSaybrookCT.gov