PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 13, 2026
The first phase of Saco’s beach management plan kicked off last week with a public listening session. On Jan. 8, Saco residents gathered to hear updates on the plan, including a proposal to construct a spur jetty designed to help slow erosion at Camp Ellis Beach. Tighe & Bond, a Portland engineering consultant, is working with the city on its management plan. Rob Adams, a landscape architect for the firm said it is necessary to “nourish” the beach with additional sand. “Essentially, this will be a roadmap on how to preserve the shoreline that Saco can implement moving forward,” Adams said.