Duxbury Town Meeting will have an unusual predicament on Saturday. Town government will either run a deficit or close the beach.
A non-profit organization, the Duxbury Beach Reservation, owns the peninsular that largely identifies the town and protects it as a barrier beach. The town leases it from the reservation. This year, the lease will cost one million dollars. But, the sticker fees users pay will bring in $800,000 as threatened bird species decrease access.
WATD’s Charles Mathewson reports.