Public invited to Q & A with state, federal officials on Beach Haven’s cpcoming beach replenishment project

Photo by Jack Reynolds
The beachfill project is being conducted
by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.

During the Beach Haven Borough Council’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, officials from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will partake in a public Q & A regarding the town’s upcoming beach replenishment project. Representatives of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., which is performing the beach work, hopefully will also be in attendance.

“We’ll be providing information to the public who have questions about the project, but we’ll only specifically be dealing with the Beach Haven project,” said Sherry Mason, municipal clerk. “We’re not going to entertain questions about Long Beach or any other town that might be getting it.”

Mason said council members are encouraging all local residents, including those who agree with the project, to come out and share their opinions and ask questions.

“We’re hoping it’s not all just a big witch hunt. We’re hoping that every resident that’s affected by beach replenishment will come out and speak,” she said.

The meeting will be held at the Long Beach Island Historical Museum, located at 129 Engleside Ave., at 7 p.m. Regular business will be conducted for about the first 10 minutes, after which the floor will be handed over to state and federal officials.

— Kelley Anne Essinger


This article was published in The SandPaper.