Thursday, April 25, 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers require easements before dune project can begin
Toms River officials said that they are hopeful to secure all of the easements necessary to construct a protective dune on private oceanfront properties. Following Superstorm Sandy, the township requested easements from about 35 different entities along the ocean so that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can complete a major beach and dune restoration project. The corps would then return for re-nourishment every four years as necessary for the next 50 years. "I'm happy to tell you that they're coming in," Mayor Thomas Kelaher said Tuesday during a Township Council meeting. 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 — …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Officials hoping project will begin this summer from Manasquan to Barnegat inlets
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- Daniel Nee
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Thursday, March 14
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…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
More robust dunes would help to prevent serious damage in another storm
Toms River officials are "redoubling" their efforts to obtain signed easements from private property owners for a federal beach replenishment program, and those who do not sign "do so at their own peril," according to a recent post on the township's Website. Following Superstorm Sandy, the township requested easements from about 30 different entities along the ocean so that the United States Army Corps of Engineers can complete a major beach and dune restoration project. The corps would then return for re-nourishment every four years as necessary for the next 50 years. "Based on the damage sustained on the dune and beach areas from two 'minor' Nor’easter storms in the past 60 days, it is clear that the long term viability of the barrier …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Dune rebuilding must be completed while nation is focused on Sandy, council said
If beachfront property owners don't want to grant an easement for the construction of more robust dunes on their land, they should be made to pay for the sand structures, Toms River's Council President said this week. "If you want to have a private beach and you don't want to give an easement, then build a dune to the required height — the required dimensions as the [U.S. Army] Corps of Engineers are going to build them. You'll see how fast that turns around when they find what the cost is. Maybe then we'll get some cooperation," Council President George Wittmann said when the governing body met this week. Township officials plan to appeal to state and federal representatives to create rules requiring that protective dunes are built by the…
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Christmas trees donated for special project
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- Daniel Nee
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Sunday, January 20
Saturday was my birthday, and for a lifelong Ocean County kid like myself, the best birthday gift I could have ever imagined was a day at the beach. Having been born in January, however, that has always been an odd - if not impossible - feat. My family has hosted more than its share of "lite" birthday parties with fewer relatives and friends invited, thanks to snow, ice, or whatever treacherous meteorological phenomenon graced us with its presence Jan. 19. But this year, things were different. My father woke me up about 8 a.m., and with a shovel and tow strap in the trunk of my Land Rover LR2, we motored down Route 35 to Island Beach State Park, where the dunes were in desperate need of a boost. A few days ago, we had delivered in a cart …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Sifter at work as bulldozers push sand that spread throughout Ortley Beach
The dunes washed away, and the boardwalk planks beyond them disappeared, spreading a thick layer of ocean water and beach sand throughout the barrier island due to Hurricane Sandy. Recreating the dunes, and clearing Toms River streets of more than a foot of displaced sand, became related problems that has turned the destroyed Third Avenue beach in Ortley Beach into a sand dumping ground. There, where a giant parking lot, gazebo, lifeguard station and boardwalk once stood, Third and Ocean is now flattened by the storm or part of a giant mountain of sand. The sand was pushed there by heavy construction equipment, said Toms River Office of Emergency Management Director Paul Daley. The sand had traveled throughout the island, and was pushed …
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10:14 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
Rep. Frank Pallone will have a press conference today at 11:00 am regarding beach replenishment from Sea Bright to Manasquan. On, LBI a contract has been awarded for the repair of dunes in Surf City, Harvey Cedars and a portion of Brant Beach. Currently, scheduling for the project in May and/or June is developing. Protect the Shore! more ›