Tiburon council OKs $600k grant toward addressing sea rise

This screengrab from the MarinMap Sea-Level Rise Viewer shows a scenario of 60 inches of sea rise by 2100, enhanced by a 100-year storm surge, that would flood much of downtown Tiburon — including Main Street and Boardwalk businesses, the downtown fire station and Tiburon Town Hall. (via MarinMap Sea-Level Rise Viewer)

Tiburon has secured nearly $600,000 in state funding to help meet mandates requiring the town to address rising sea levels threatening its shorelines.

The Town Council voted unanimously Aug. 6 to accept a $593,877 grant from the California Ocean Protection Council. The funding will allow the town to hire a consultant to help create a sea-level rise vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan.

All coastal jurisdictions are required to adopt a Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan by 2034 under Senate Bill 272.

Grace Ledwith, the town’s climate action and sustainability coordinator, said the grant “is incredibly important” to help address sea-level rise.

“It allows us to dedicate resources to better understand the specific vulnerabilities facing Tiburon’s assets, ecosystems, local services or the people who live and work here,” she said.

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