Happy holidays from the Jersey Shore Partnership We are celebrating the restoration of our beaches. We are applauding the resiliency of our shore neighbors and friends. We are wishing everyone a warm, safe holiday with family. We are looking forward to an extra-ordinary 2014! Best to all of you. Margot Walsh Executive Director
Read more →The Philadelphia District of the Army Corps has been working restore previously constructed beach replenishment projects in New Jersey since Sandy. The Corps manages missions in New Jersey south of Manasquan Inlet. The following beaches are completed: Avalon Long Beach Island at Harvey Cedars, Surf City and Brant Beach (34-57 streets) Absecon Island –...
Read more →The Jersey Shore Partnership congratulates Suzanne Walters, Mayor of Stone Harbor and Partnership Board member on her election as the new President of the League of Municipalities at the League’s annual convention in Atlantic City this week. Partnership board member Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi accepted the League of Municipalities Innovation Award on behalf of...
Read more →Thousands of municipal officials poured into Atlantic City for the three-day convention billed as Navigating Recovery & Renewal. State representatives speaking at the conference, acknowledged that full recovery is a long way off. Martin, joined by state Department of Transportation Commissioner James Simpson, state Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard Constable, and state Board...
Read more →The Supreme Court rejected the Lower Court’s decision to award Harvey Cedar homeowner $350,000 as compensation for loss of land and ocean view as a result of construction of dunes on their beachfront property. The Supreme Court argued that the benefits of dunes in protecting property must be considered in determining just compensation and...
Read more →Sandy sent a strong message: We must build a more resilient coastline that is able to mitigate anticipated future Sandy-like storms. We learned that loss of property was minimized in areas that had wide sandy beaches and the addition of a dune system. Beach replenishment projects led by the Army Corps of Engineers have...
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