Stevenson Pier Road in the town of Gardner will need repairing or rebuilding after spring storms along the shoreline caused substantial damage to the roadway.  Town of Gardner Chair Mark Stevenson says even with the support of federal grants, the problem of future issues will not be addressed.  He explains the dilemma of solving the issue caused by high water levels.

Stevenson adds that the Town of Gardner already declared a state of emergency to be eligible for disaster damage aid to help repair or rebuild Stevenson Pier Road.  He notes that there is no guarantee because the Town of Union's request was denied recently after improvements to shore up road damage experienced there.  The Town of Gardner's monthly meeting is next Wednesday in the Town Hall at 6:30 PM.