Myth: If the proponents decide to stop nourishing the beach after 5 years the town will have to take over the funding of the project. Fact: If the proponents decide to stop nourishing the beach after 5 years the beach will go back to the eroding beach it is today at no cost to the community. Myth: The Sconset Beach Nourishment Project (BNP) proposes to use a protective shoal to restore the beach, which will increase erosion. Fact: Extensive technical and engineering analysis helped identify an offshore sand source (borrow site). This site must meet rigorous regulatory review including evidence that wave energy will not be refocused and cause adverse impacts to existing shoals and the shoreline. Myth: The proposed beach nourishment project will cause adverse impacts to adjacent beaches both north and south of the project area. Fact: Adjacent beaches will benefit from sand being added to the natural sediment transport system providing a modest increase in the amount of sand that will end up on these beaches. Myth: If the proponents decide to stop nourishing the beach after 5 years the town will have to take over the funding of the project. Fact: If the proponents decide to stop nourishing the beach after 5 years the beach will go back to the eroding beach it is today at no cost to the community. Myth: The Sconset Beach Nourishment Project (BNP) proposes to use a protective shoal to restore the beach, which will increase erosion. Fact: Extensive technical and engineering analysis helped identify an offshore sand source (borrow site). This site must meet rigorous regulatory review including evidence that wave energy will not be refocused and cause adverse impacts to existing shoals and the shoreline. Myth: The proposed beach nourishment project will cause adverse impacts to adjacent beaches both north and south of the project area. Fact: Adjacent beaches will benefit from sand being added to the natural sediment transport system providing a modest increase in the amount of sand that will end up on these beaches. Myth: The Patriots Day Storm ruined the Beach Nourishment Project. Fact: The storm damaged existing terracing projects protecting individual homes on the bluff. The terracing is separate from the Beach Nourishment Project. If, in fact, the Beach Nourishment Project existed during the storm the terracing would not have been seriously damaged. The terracing will be rebuilt with a new design intended to minimize storm damage and debris. Myth: SBPF tried to "buy-off" the fishermen. Fact: SBPF has agreed to discuss possible compensation for the fishermen if the fishing is compromised. Myth: SBPF is trying to fight Mother Nature. Fact: Recognizing that storms will always happen, the Beach Nourishment Project is designed to offer a sacrificial beach to reduce damage to the Sconset shoreline and historic village. Myth: The Beach Nourishment Project will cover all the cobble and destroy fishing habitat. Fact: The Beach Nourishment Project will cover less than 5% of the cobble habitat in the project area. The project includes plans to mitigate this impact by building new reef habitat and supplying replacement cobble habitat directly offsetting the covered cobble to support the fishery. Myth: The Beach Nourishment Project benefits only the Baxter Road residents. Fact: The Beach Nourishment Project benefits the Sconset shoreline from the Town of Nantucket's sewer beds to Seachacha Pond. In addition, the research and implementation of the project will benefit all coastal communities in Massachusetts. Myth: There was not enough time for public comment on the Beach Nourishment Project. Fact: Public hearings and meetings held on island have been ongoing for over a 2 1/2 year period. Formal comment periods for the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and the final EIR were both extended at the request of SBPF on behalf of concerned parties.