HomeMy WebLinkAboutLiz Lewis - Shellfish Biologist email_From: Hoopes, Edwin
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:18 AM
To: Cavanaugh, Kimberly
Subject: FW: 129 Main St. and 200 North Bay
Please forward to the commissioners! Shellfish Commi ee/Biologist comment for 2 of todays
hearings.
Thanks,
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: Lewis, Elizabeth <Elizabeth.Lewis@town.barnstable.ma.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:04 AM
To: Hoopes, Edwin <Edwin.Hoopes@town.barnstable.ma.us>
Cc: Croteau, Amy <Amy.Croteau@town.barnstable.ma.us>
Subject: 129 Main St. and 200 North Bay
Hi Ed,
I did not have the opportunity to go out and look at these loca ons recently, but I was hoping to s ll
weigh in.
For 129 Main Street in Osterville, since the area is so prolific with shellfish in recent history, I would
just like to make sure the area where the barge will land is marked out so it is the same spot each me
it comes in. If a mat or something of the sort could be put down for equipment to disperse weight, I’d
appreciate that too.
200 North Bay Road is raising a li le more flags for me. I understand that John reached out to Cotuit
Oyster Company for comment and concerns about silta on. However, in the interest of a public
resource and public land, by pu ng the bulkhead 2 feet further into the water, that habitat will be
forever lost and becomes land taken out of fishery permanently. It is already right in the inter dal
zone. It is in the best interest of the shellfishery for the new bulkhead to be put behind and for the
engineers and those doing the project to minimize silta on if that is their greatest concern. There are
definitely ways to minimize that!
Thank you very much! If the North Bay Rd. Site does happen to be con nued, I will be able to go and
do a proper assessment. Historically, the area here and this vicinity is really wonderful produc ve
habitat.
Best,
Liz
Elizabeth A. Lewis
Shellfish Biologist
Town of Barnstable Natural Resources
1189 Phinney ’s Ln
Centerville, MA 02632
Phone: 508.790.6272