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Debate over a proposed boardwalk to Wing Island in Brewster has spurred a special Town Meeting that could decide the fate of the project.
The town owns the island an area of wooded upland surrounded by marsh and has proposed building a boardwalk across the marsh.
Current access is by walking on planks laid directly on the marsh. The town says a raised walkway would make the path safer and more accessible to people of all ages and abilities, protect the marsh from getting trampled, and connect Wing Island to adjacent open space.
The town also plans to put a conservation restriction on the island.
But opponents say a boardwalk would bring too much recreational foot traffic. They’ve filed three petition articles for Town Meeting aimed at blocking the boardwalk.
Brewster resident Sue Finnegan, who runs a bird banding station on the island for the U.S. Geological Survey, said it should be protected from the increased public use that a board ....