Meetings Ahead
Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join.
Thursday, April 3
- Board of Assessors, noon, online
Monday, April 7
- Zoning Task Force, 11 a.m., Town Hall and online
- Recreation Advisory Committee, 4 p.m., Truro Central School
- Conservation Commission, 5 p.m., Town Hall and online
Tuesday, April 8
- Select Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall and online
- Ad Hoc Town Seal Committee, 5 p.m., online
Wednesday, April 9
- Council on Aging Board, 8 a.m., Council on Aging
- Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m., Town Hall
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starter
From One Side to the Other
Mitchell Buck of the Woods Hole Group and DPW Director Jarrod Cabral held a virtual meeting on April 1 to kick off the Truro Center Road and Pamet River Restoration Project. It aims to restore the Middle Pamet’s flow, revive the saltmarsh ecosystem, and improve flood resilience.
“Jared has had concerns since 2018 that the next big storm that comes through could simply wipe out this structure,” Buck said of the aging culvert at Truro Center Road.
That culvert is one of six that the town plans to replace in collaboration with state and federal agencies. The culvert at Eagle Neck Creek was replaced in 2022.
Buck said the new culverts are designed to accommodate future sea-level rise and storm surges, improve fish passage, and reduce road erosion. Modeling of replacement scenarios has been done, with permitting to begin this fall and continue over at least two years.
Cabral said last year that the full permitting and construction timeline could extend to “maybe 2030 at best.”
During the April 1 meeting, Fernando Goncalves asked whether the culvert replacement plan would improve drainage along Truro Center Road. Cabral and Buck said yes. Nicola Moore asked what would replace invasive phragmites. Buck said native marsh grasses would be seeded or planted. Heather Korostoff Murray asked about marsh crab damage, and Buck said that although the crabs are a regional issue, the restoration plan includes long-term ecosystem management.
Updates are planned for May and June; meanwhile, Cabral said residents can find information on the town website and should email him with questions. —Aden Choate
