City Holding Information Session and Site Visit on Reservoir Protection Efforts
On April 24th, the City is offering community members the opportunity to learn more about its water supply and short- and long-term efforts to protect its reservoirs. There will be a presentation and Q&A session at 2pm at the Senior Community Center, which will be followed by a site visit to the Lower Artichoke Dam around 3pm so that DPS staff can show members of the public the site and describe the mitigation work in more detail.
There will be transportation to the site from the Senior Community Center in order to accommodate the group. We will plan to cap the number of visitors at the site to 50, and we ask interested community members to sign up here. Registration is not required to attend the presentation and Q&A at the Senior Community Center.
There was a minor breach of the Lower Artichoke Dam that occurred during significant flooding on January 13th. Many members of the public have been interested in learning more about this event and what City efforts are taking place to mitigate future occurrences. The Mayor’s Office, together with the Department of Public Services and the Resiliency Committee, are organizing a public presentation and visit to the Lower Artichoke to provide more information to the community.
You can reach out to mayor@newburyportma.gov with any questions, and we hope you can attend.