Rusty Silverman is a retired physician now living in Ventnor. When he’s not tearing up the pickleball courts, Rusty is adding to his 35+ years of lifeguard photography. In 1968, while in medical school, Rusty landed a great summer job; a beach doctor at in Atlantic City. It was then, his appreciation of ocean lifeguards …
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Want to learn more about the pros and cons of offshore wind turbines? Join the Margate Homeowners Association on Saturday April 24 at 10:30a. The MHA will be hosting an online Zoom meeting featuring ORSTED, the company looking to install windfarms off the coast of South Jersey. The Coalition of Absecon Island Communities will also …
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A Nor’easter with high tides can wreak havoc in Margate and Ventnor. Coastal storms often cause significant erosion of our beaches. Do beach replenishments work, or are they just an expensive band-aid? David Rosenblatt is the Asst Commissioner of NJ DEP, Dept of Environment Protection. He says YES, they work. Environmentalists disagree. Most recently, coastal …
Video from Ron T. Brown: Beach & Dredging DEC 2020. Some call it Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction for Absecon Island. Others refer to it as an expensive but non-critical money pit that benefits few. The Downbeach dune project covers 8 miles of South Jersey coast from Absecon Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet. Atlantic …
WATCH VIDEO > Beach ice cream vendor talk spawned a mini-mayoral meltdown during the Ventnor Commission meeting of Oct 22, 2020. During public comment, Ventnor Mayor Beth Holtzman gets triggered by a suggestion brought forth by a member of the local advisory board. Should Ventnor get more for their beach ice cream vending permits? As …
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Both the NJ DEP & Army Corps of Engineers want more dune & beach money from Margate. What? Didn’t local officials sign a deal that keeps them off the financial hook for stuff like this? On Oct 1, Kevin Dixon of NJ DEP, Department of Environmental Protection and Keith Watson of Army Corps of Engineers, …
NJ DEP Politely Pressures Margate to Pay Up for Beach Replenishment. Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon begin another Absecon Island beach replenishment project stretching from Atlantic City through Longport. Ventnor will be first to get started, probably by early October. Work will then progress to Margate, Longport and lastly, Atlantic City. Work will include dune repair with grass plantings, cross over repair and street …
Ventnor, Margate and Longport Ready for Beach and Dune Work Read More »
Video: Landgraf Talks Beaches & Fishing Pier. Ventnor Commissioner Landgraf shares details of upcoming beach replenishment for Downbeach and all of Absecon Island. Upgraded Ventnor Fishing Pier discussed as well. WATCH VIDEO. When will beach replenishment work start in Ventnor? Surveying will get underway in the next few weeks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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The beaches of Margate, Longport, Ventnor and Atlantic City will soon get another face-lift. Scheduled for every 3-4 years, it’s time for another round of dredging and beach replenishment along Absecon Island. Absecon Island beach work could include: Widening of beaches Dune maintenance Work on beach access paths / crossovers Repair sand fencing Dune grass …
Downbeach and Atlantic City Dredging and Beach Work Starting Fall 2020 Read More »
An extra-high tide along Ventnor’s southern beaches on the morning of March 10th. 8:42 am to be exact. Waves lapped against the 60 ft wide dune system, south of the Ventnor Fishing Pier. Ventnor is scheduled for a beach replenishment – Spring 2021. Ventnor property owners pay close to $500K every three years for dredging …
How to deal with severe beach erosion. A critical topic at the recent Ventnor City Commission meeting of January 9, 2020. Beach erosion is a real problem now that large, wide dunes have been built. Especially along the south end of Ventnor. Ventnor Commissioner Landgraf says we can fix those cliffs and make them safer. …
Erosion & Wide Dunes on South Ventnor Beaches Could Negatively Impact Summer 2020. Read More »
Like it or not, the 3 Margate Commissioners may soon be compelled to discuss and consider rebuilding Margate’s long-lost boardwalk. On Jan 2, Glenn Klotz of the Margate Boardwalk Committee posted: Process toward an election sometime this year about Boardwalk has begun! One way or another, Margate voters will get to decide this issue in …
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Over the weekend, Ventnor’s southern beaches got battered. Mother Nature taking back what is hers. Oceanfront surge and howling wind vaporized a good chunk of the Ventnor beach and dune system. Beach elevation is noticeably lower. Top layer of sand scoured. Time to build a master jetty at the bottom tip of Longport? Dr. Stuart …
Margate says NO. The dune and beach sewer project is still NOT 100% complete. The Mayor says the State of NJ, Army Corp of Engineers & NJ DEP, still have some cleaning up and fixes to accomplish. Here we go again. Are the 3 Margate Commissioners, once again, getting taken for a ride by the …
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