The beach replenishment contractor, Weeks Marine, will be returning to Point Pleasant Beach to pump additional sand in sections that experienced significant erosion during May's severe weather storms.
The clock is ticking until Memorial Day but Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith has announced that beach restoration work in Point Pleasant Beach is being made to address the erosion caused by the persistent rain over the past week.
Due to the weather we've been having lately, dredging work from the Manasquan Inlet to the Barnegat Inlet was put on hold last week and won't be resumed until the weather permits.
'The Jersey Shore Partnership' hopes to convince lawmakers in Trenton to add $25,000,000.00 to the dedicated Shore Protection Fund for a total of $50,000,000.00 annually. They believe it is a vital fund in protecting our coastline for residents and vacationers to enjoy.
Considered to be one of the most vulnerable stretches along New Jersey's coastline, Ortley Beach will be the first spot in northern Ocean County to benefit from a beach replenishment project that local officials have been waiting on since the shore was slammed by Superstorm Sandy.
A State Appellate Court consisting of three judges will hear appeals from residents along the Ocean County coastline whose oceanfront properties were seized via eminent domain by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.