Ken Langdon

Ken Langdon, chairman of the Ortley Beach Liason Committee applauded Wednesday's ruling from Ocean County Superior Court Judge Marlene Lynch Ford, giving the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, authority to take a portion of property from 28 beachfront holdouts against a protective dune project.

You've heard repeatedly about shore damage whipped up by the blizzard of January 22-23. You either agreee, or disagree, about uniform dune reinforcement for the Jersey coast. Before-and-after images of Ortley Beach, where there is no permanent solution, offer a stark impression of the tightrope some residents walk.