{"id":4785,"date":"2018-01-18T01:20:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T06:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2018-01-18T01:20:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T06:20:56","slug":"seaside-heights-worried-summer-beach-replenishment-could-destroy-our-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2018\/01\/seaside-heights-worried-summer-beach-replenishment-could-destroy-our-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Heights Worried Summer Beach Replenishment Could ‘Destroy Our Town’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beach replenishment in Ortley Beach, N.J. begins, May 29, 2017. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

As beach replenishment projects on Ocean County\u2019s northern barrier island slowly get off the ground in some locations, one town is worried that delays could have a serious impact on its economy.<\/p>\n

Beach replenishment in Seaside Heights was initially scheduled to begin in November or December, leading borough officials to remove beach access points in preparation. But in recent days, the schedule has become less clear, with some saying the project could be undertaken in the borough in the late spring or even summer months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sympathize with the contractor that has the bid \u2013 the weather hasn\u2019t been great, and equipment breaks down. But now they\u2019re talking about the spring,\u201d said Mayor Anthony Vaz. \u201cOur community cannot do this \u2013 it\u2019s impossible to do. It will destroy our community, our ramps are down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaz and fellow borough officials say they have been pleading with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to keep their word and either complete the project before or after the summer season. While replenishment operations shut down just 1,000 feet of shoreline at a time, in Seaside Heights, the boardwalk presents a complication in that the walkways which lead to the sand must be removed, Vaz said.<\/p>\n

Complicating matters further, officials said, is the fact that a new governor was sworn into office just this week, leaving the leadership at the state Department of Environmental Protection in limbo as a new commissioner is up for a consent vote and policymakers may not yet have been appointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they do this project in the summer months, we may as well pack up our bags and leave,\u201d said Vaz. \u201cOur community will be destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur town has been redeveloped the last couple of years as a nice destination for families to visit,\u201d he continued. \u201cNobody is going to come if they can\u2019t get on our beaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 website now states Seaside Heights will receive replenishment sand in \u201cspring 2018.\u201d A spokesman for the Corps could not be immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n

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