Beach Replenishment and Jetty Notching Update - 4/16/14

[Angler Paul]

BeachReplenishment and Jetty Notching Update ? 4/16/14

On 4/16/14 I attended a private meeting regarding the proposed beach replenishment and jetty notching for the Elberon to Loch Arbor area. This meeting was organized by Congressman Frank Pallone. Also present were representatives from the Army Corp. of Engineers, theDepartment of Environmental Protection and several user groups.
All of the usergroups present opposed the plan but though the ACOE representatives listened attentively, they seemed intent on replenishing the beaches. They further explained that this was being done at the requests of the majority of municipalities in that area.
However, at the urging of Congressman Pallone there seemed to be some room for compromise regarding the notching of the jetties. The ACOE representatives agreed to consider leaving at least three of the longer jetties intact. The subject of accessibility was also broached and two new access areas are expected to be developed.
Additional meetings may be held in the future to discuss this matter further.

Paul Haertel, President
JCAA

[DarkSkies]

Thanks for the report and the updates Paul.

[finchaser]

No disrespect but not how I heard it from others.

The RFA put the meeting together with ACOE at the requests of various clubs and surfers not Pallone who by the way sponsored replenishment program along with Menendez

The project is still scheduled to start in October as planned with consideration being looked at for 2 of the longer jetties not to be notched

Rocks are to be or are already sold as per the DEP