ROCKPORT — A project to repair the aging and partly dilapidated seawall at Long Beach, in the works for years, is expected to start in the “offseason.”

The Conservation Commission hosted a 90-minute public hearing Wednesday night via Zoom in response to a notice of intent from Amesbury-based GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. to start the $4.1 million Long Beach Seawall FEMA Disaster Relief Project.

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