Harbor Use Public Forum: Lessons from Salem's New Waterfront Projects

Learn about two projects in Salem, Massachusetts where the working port is preparing for offshore wind projects and an affordable housing project is preparing for climate change impacts. The Salem Offshore Wind Terminal will provide new deployment and logistics services for offshore wind operations on a remediated, 42-acre waterfront property on the site of a former coal and oil-fired power plant within the designated port area. Nearby, the Leefort Terrace public housing development that is vulnerable to flooding is being replaced with a new elevated building and a resilient park facing the waterfront. Hear from: - Tom Daniel, Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Salem - Seth Lattrell, former Port Authority Deputy / Planner, City of Salem - Courtney Koslow, Development Director, Beacon Communities -? Ann Marton, Director of Ecological Services, LEC Environmental Consultants This meeting is meant to provide lessons from a nearby coastal community that could apply to Boston and provides opportunities for the frank, open discussion needed to optimize both private and public amenities around Boston's waterfront.