Freeholders Oppose Bill that Would Permit County Controlled Beaches

Senate bill 2601 would also allow the county to exercise the power of eminent domain in order to erect dunes to protect lands, property and facilities near the beaches

The Ocean County Freeholders oppose a Senate bill that, if approved, would permit counties to take over the operation of beaches within its jurisdiction. A resolution stating that Ocean County would be “actively impacted” by this legislation was unanimously passed at a Freeholders meeting May 1. “If Ocean County were to take over and maintain the 44 miles of just oceanfront beaches in Ocean County, it would not only be cost prohibitive but would also require taxpayers who don’t use the beaches to pay for them,” Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari said. The bill (S2601, A3891), sponsored by Sen. Bob Smith and Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer, would authorize any county of the fifth or six class — Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean and Cape May — to assume …

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Ginny

1:42 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Agree Carl !   more ›

Mantoloking Plans Geotube Project Along Oceanfront

Residents will need to sign new easements, however

Mantoloking officials announced Monday that the borough will likely construct a geotextile fabric revetment – commonly known as a geotube – along its beachfront in order to guard against future ocean breaches. "To use Jersey terms, it'll be a calzone, a wrap," said Chris Nelson, the borough's special counsel for storm recovery. "And inside the calzone will be gravel and sand." The gravel and sand will be wrapped in the ultra-strong geotextile fabric, forming a tube which will then be placed underneath a dune which will eventually be built. Geotextile tubes have been used across the country in shore protection projects on both coasts, experts say. In Mantoloking, however, one barrier could prevent the project from getting off the ground. "…

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Deadline Set for Dune Easements to be Signed

Officials hoping project will begin this summer from Manasquan to Barnegat inlets

Oceanfront homeowners between Manasquan and Barnegat inlets are being urged to sign easements necessary for a beach renourishment project to get off the ground by May 1, officials said Thursday. U.S. Rep Jon Runyan (R-3) wrote to the mayors of a number of northern Ocean County municipalities this week urging them to secure all necessary easements for the massive dune and beach project by May 1, the date the Army Corps of Engineers must submit a work plan to Congress. The project's design – which would include the construction of approximately 25-foot high dunes, 75 foot wide berms and 175 acres of dune grass in the project area – was completed in 2007, but has languished after some oceanfront homeowners refused to sign easements that would…

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Hurricane Sandy

Beach Replenishment Seminar Set for Friday

Stevens Institute of Technology professor will visit Ocean County College on Friday

A Stevens Institute of Technology professor will visit Toms River on Friday to present on beach replenishment, the township has announced.  Jon Miller, Ph.D., a professor and expert in coastal engineering at the Hoboken institution and a Coastal Processes Specialist for the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, will speak in the Ocean County College Theater beginning at 6 p.m. Friday. "Dr. Miller has completed extensive research in the field of coastal engineering including research on rip currents with the NJ Sea Grant Consortium and was featured prominently during Super Storm Sandy on various news media outlets," the township said in a statement.  Miller was awarded his Ph.D. in Coastal Engineering by the University of Florida in 2004 and has…

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Menendez, Pallone Tout Beach Replenishment on Jersey Shore

Conference held in Monmouth Beach to discuss beach replenishment funding

Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) spoke about the importance of beach replenishment for what Menendez called "one of our greatest resources," the Jersey Shore on Friday afternoon. "We are here to protect New Jersey's coastline," Menendez said during a press conference The Shores Condominium in Monmouth Beach. Pallone and Menendez recently helped secure $7.5 million in beach replenishment funding for municipalities from Sandy Hook to the Barnegat Inlet, a 21-mile section of beaches. The $7.5 million coupled with $2.5 in federal funding and roughly $5 million in state funding will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to begin the project this fall. Pallone said the project could be completed by early next year, …

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