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Santa Cruz seeks public input on plans to adapt coastline to rising sea levels

Santa Cruz residents will have two chances this week to help shape the future of the city’s coastline. The city is seeking public input on strategies to address sea level rise, erosion and stronger coastal storms over the next 30 years. The effort is designed to protect public safety, infrastructure, recreation, habitat and coastal access […] The post Santa Cruz seeks public input on plans to adapt coastline to rising sea levels appeared first on Local News Matters .

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Santa Cruz residents will have two chances this week to help shape the future of the city’s coastline. The city is seeking public input on strategies to address sea level rise, erosion and stronger coastal storms over the next 30 years. The effort is designed to protect public safety, infrastructure, recreation, habitat and coastal access […] The post Santa Cruz seeks public input on plans to adapt coastline to rising sea levels appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s linked report, Santa Cruz seeks public input on plans to adapt coastline to rising sea levels, Santa Cruz residents will have two chances this week to help shape the future of the city’s coastline. The city is seeking public input on strategies to address sea level rise, erosion and stronger coastal storms over the next 30 years. The effort is designed to protect public safety, infrastructure, recreation, habitat and coastal access […] The post Santa Cruz seeks public input on plans to adapt coastline to rising sea levels appeared first on Local News Matters .

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