beaches and public lease of the Sasco Hill ftach, and the administration 

 of these beaches for public use only. 



The Rjard further reco.mmended that the adequacy of work proposed 

 by local authorities, detailed plans, specifications, assurances that 

 the requirements of local cooperation will be met and arrangements for 

 prosecuting the entire project be approved by the Chief of Bicineers 

 prior to commencement of worko 



The estimated amounts of Federal participation in accordance with 

 the Board's recommendations are as follows: 



Jennings Beach and Ash Creek |22,000 



Sasco Hill ftach 14,000 



Southport Beach 10,000 



Birial Hill ^ach 5,500 



Sherwood Island State Park 114,000 



Gorapo Kach 33,000 



Total 203,500 



The Board also concurred in the recommendation of the Division 

 Engineer on the methods of protection and improvement developed for 

 privately ovmed shores^ for which no policy of Federal participation 

 has been established. 



Area 2 - Hammonasset River to East River 



Area 2 of the State of Connecticut study comprises the shore of 

 Long Island Sound between the mouths of the Hammonasset and East Rivers ^ 

 and includes the shore of the Town of Madison and small portions of the 

 adjoining Towns of Clinton and Guilford, a total length of about 10 

 miles o The area is about 100 miles east of New York City, about 25 

 miles east of the metropolitan area of New Haven and the same distance 

 west of New London, Connecticuto The shore area is generally develop- 

 ed Vifith summer cottages and a few larger estates. The surrounding 

 area is generally of a rural nature,, The permanent population of 

 Madison is about 2,000, but the summer population is about four times 

 that numt>ero Hammonasset State Park, comprising 3^ miles of shore, 

 and a number of smaller town-owned beaches are included in the area. 



The shore area under consideration i? generally low, flat and 

 sandy. Numerous small outcrops of ledge rock have contributed 

 materially to the stability of the shore. Erosion of glacial islands 

 and headlands has supplied considerable quantities of material in 

 the past, forming bay-mouth tars and tombolos. !nie small creeks 

 running to the shore have narrow openings and valleys have filled 

 and become marshy. The headlands, which formerly supplied ample 

 material to the intervening beaches, have generally been protected by 

 seawalls which i»educe the supply of material. Consequently the beaches 



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