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$68,000 grant last year for phase
one.
In the first phase, engineers
completed 30 percent of the
design plans for two Areas of
Concern that were the highest
priority locations. One Area of
Concern is along Water Street
near the intersection of Green
Street. Another Area of Concern,
which has been selected for the
initial repair, is at the opposite
end of the project area near
County Street at a sewer outfall.
Phase two will include design
and permitting for the sewer
outfall at County Street so that
the work to stop the erosion can
begin next spring. Those plans
will be outlined for the Ipswich
Select Board and the public on
Oct. 15.
This informal presentation
to the town “will be the first of
several opportunities the public
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The event also raises money
to replace trees in the cemetery,
which Woodward described as,
“some of the oldest and tallest
trees in Newburyport.”
Three years ago, the event was
able to buy five trees. Last year,
it raised $2,000, enough to buy
six trees, five maples and one
American elm. Woodworth dug
the holes and planted the trees
last May.
The event is sponsored by
the Joppa Running Club, the
Museum of Old Newbury, the
Lions Club and the more than 30
runners/walkers.
The cemetery is also raising
funds to repair deteriorating
gravestones. Over the last eight
years, 530 gravestones have been
repaired.
Prior to 1842, Oak Hill
Cemetery was a small area, known
as Old Maid’s Hall, with about 50
burial sites. In early 1842, Rev.
Thomas B. Fox, pastor of the First
Religious Society of Newburyport,
and other citizens formed a board
of trustees to create one of the first
cemeteries in the country. More
land was bought from the Moses
Brown family, and on a beautiful
day in July of 1842, the cemetery
with 2,000 people on hand was
consecrated.
Mayor Donna Holaday said of
the event, “I found A Run Thru
History an amazing opportunity
to learn more about the important
and historical figures in our
community. I read every sign that
Ghlee made and I think I was the
last one to finish. I enjoyed it so
much.”
Fighting River Erosion
will have during the design
process to provide feedback and
discuss the project,” the news
release stated.
The town plans to use natural
solutions, including restoring
and establishing vegetation,
rather than building concrete
walls and jetties. “These natural
approaches, also termed green
infrastructure, work to combat
the erosion and provide longterm
stabilization of the bank,”
the town’s news release stated.
This fall, the engineers will
identify wetlands that need to be
protected and trees that have to be
removed. They will also prepare
permit-ready plans for shoreline
stabilization and improved storm
water management.
The project is also weighing
the long-term impacts of climate
change, including sea-level
rise and heavier storms, in its
assessments and recommended
improvements for the riverbank.
Additionally, the project will
work to educate the public on
the ways human behavior can
impact the health and stability
of the coastal bank. The town
requests that the no one disturb
the flags and other field location
materials that the field crews put
down this fall.
Geilen said the location of the
project is highly visible, which
allows other towns to study it.
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the project, including reports
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Ipswich-ma.gov or 978-356-
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