{"id":10812,"date":"2022-03-04T00:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T05:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=10812"},"modified":"2022-03-04T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T05:31:51","slug":"seaside-park-seeking-new-paths-for-bayfront-shoreline-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2022\/03\/seaside-park-seeking-new-paths-for-bayfront-shoreline-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Park Seeking New Paths for Bayfront Shoreline Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sandbags positioned along North Bayview Avenue in Seaside Park, Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Park officials, having been thus far denied funding for a hazard mitigation project along its bayfront, are turning to officials in every level of government in an attempt to obtain the dollars required to effectuate an ambitious protection plan.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re leaving no stone unturned in trying to marshal support from every level of government \u2013 local, state and federal,” said Mayor John A. Peterson.<\/p>\n

Peterson said he has received support from project managers on the state level, but there has been essentially no movement on the part of Washington to provide the funding for the latest iteration of the project, which was presented over the summer. Peterson said at a meeting of the borough council last week that his liaison with FEMA reported “no formal response” yet to the borough’s proposal.<\/p>\n

“In the mean time, I wrote a letter to Congressman Kim, and his grant supervisor is on the issue,” said Peterson. “That office has been very helpful and they\u2019re continuing to monitor it. I\u2019m not sure why there is some difference of opinion at the federal level as opposed to the state, but that appears to be the case.”<\/p>\n

The borough’s latest proposal is detailed in a lengthy presentation that was presented in July 2021, however the flood mitigation plan is based around several aspects:<\/p>\n