Hurricane Sandy
Christie: Strong Dunes Save Lives, Rebuilding Them Will Employ New Jerseyans
Christie Visit to Bradley Beach focuses on importance of dunes, employment grants
With the whir of front loaders and bulldozers pushing sand on the beachfront behind him, Gov. Chris Christie today pointed to rebuilding an aggressive dune system as perhaps the most important step in restoring and safeguarding tourism, property and residents' lives along the Jersey Shore. After surveying the rebuilding of dunes flattened by Hurricane Sandy, Christie outlined how state grants for post-disaster employment needs were directly rebuilding the beachfront of Bradley Beach. Here, 12 workers were the beneficiaries of the National Emergency Grant, secured in the days following Hurricane Sandy. Christie said the grants had put 428 to work in 11 hurricane-ravaged towns statewide, with 658 more to be employed through state Department …
foggyworld
3:39 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
The dunes at Island Beach State Park were not 25' high nor were they maintained. But while the Governor supports putting up those needed dunes, for some reason - like maybe his summer mansion view would be blocked - he has excluded that six miles from the program. It is bound to have a negative effect on the Back Bay areas as the lack of dunes did throughout Sandy. more ›