Letters to the Editor
Dune Maintenance Saved Midway Beach During Superstorm Sandy, Resident Says
But breaches at Island Beach State Park means state needs to do more to protect residents of South Seaside Park and Bayville
I am a resident of Midway Beach in the South Seaside Park section of Berkeley Township. Our community has been blessed and was spared from the worst of Sandy’s rage. The neighboring communities to the north and Island Beach State Park to the south experienced ocean storm surges that washed across the island, destroying and wiping away nearly everything that was in the way. The entire section of Berkeley Township’s dunes, excluding those in Island Beach State Park, held back the ocean and protected ocean side properties from the crashing waves. The dunes of Berkeley Township created a nearly uniform wall of protection. It was our natural insurance policy. The dunes - 80 feet to 150 feet wide - offered us a sense of security that we …
Trixie Gee
9:53 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Dominic...thank you for a well done job of saving our mansions. Yes to all of us it is our mansions and if anyone knows their s t dominic does. He has been out there night and day and whatver time he can spare with a new baby. If his dad ginger was alive you can bet you sweet butt ginger would pitch right in. Love those old timers. They had what it took... knowledge and wisdom.. Thanks Bro ... more ›