WESTPORT — A group of residents is rallying to restore public pedestrian access to the beach at Compo Mill Cove.
Approximately 20 members of the newly formed community group, organized by Jennifer Johnson, a District 9 Representative Town Meeting member, met for the first time Wednesday via Zoom to discuss the issue and outline steps to bring back public access to the area, slated to benefit from a $5.58 million project to rebuild two tidal gates and a pedestrian walkway that connects Old Mill Beach to Compo Cove.
At issue is a locked gate at the end of the walkway, presumably installed by Cove residents’ homeowner association, which blocks pedestrian access to the town beach…