Dan Gottlieb of Margate, provides the following reasons why Margate should NOT build a new boardwalk: #1. This is, first and foremost, an economic issue. The $20 million estimate to build the boardwalk would almost certainly fall on the backs of Margate taxpayers. Furthermore, the $20 million estimate is wildly optimistic and doesn’t even include, …
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Here’s the latest from Glenn Klotz and the ‘Friends of the Margate Boardwalk’. THE RE-CONNECTOR. A new (rebuilt) boardwalk in Margate will reconnect the town with it’s ocean and beaches. The facts: The (ACOE) Army Corp of Engineers / NJDEP beach project divided the beach… citywide… from the rest of the town. In the past, …
Fishing, marine life and environmental tourism being negatively affected along the South Jersey shoreline. No one is doing a study on the negative impact of dredging, beach replenishment, outfall pipes, and dune building. Stockton Coastal Research Center in cahoots with ACOE, Army Corp of Engineers? Audio clips from Shep on Fishing radio show. Jan. 26, …
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NJ Congressman, Frank Lobiondo will likely NOT get a Margate, Ventnor or Longport beach named after him. These 3 Downbeach towns were less than thrilled over the forced dredging, dune building and beach sewer system foisted upon their shores. But over in Brigantine, Lobiondo will be forever celebrated. Big Frank was instrumental in spending taxpayer …
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It’s not just Margate, Ventnor and Lonport complaining about view killing sand dunes. Even residents of Atlantic City are putting more pressure on officials to lower the Atlantic City dune heights to a more reasonable elevation. The Atlantic City Boardwalk is noisy with no ocean views. At a recent Boardwalk committee meeting, AC resident Tom …
Atlantic City Residents Prefer Beachfront Bulkheads Over Unsightly Dunes. Read More »
Local Jersey coast fisherman are growing increasingly more angry at the Army Corps of Engineers and the NJ DEP. Dredging and dune building by these 2 agencies is killing fishing and marine life, they claim. Anglers made their feelings known on the recent ‘Shep on Fishing’ radio show. ‘Horrifying. What they do to our natural …
Army Corp Dredging. Fishing Decline, Clogged Back Bays. Read More »
Portions of Margate’s beaches will once again be under control of the Army Corps of Engineers. They’re getting ready to install 3 additional, sewer pipes on the beaches of Margate. These 48 inch pipes take unfiltered street water, and funnels it directly into the surf. The Army Corps, Weeks Marine, and Walters Marine Construction will resume …
Margate Beach Sewer Pipe Work Re-Starts on Sept 10. Read More »
Listen: The Margate Boardwalk Committee were guests on the Primetime with Dan Klein Radio Show, on WOND 1400am, this past Monday night. Glenn Klotz, Steve Davidson and crew, shared the latest details on their efforts to rebuild the Margate Boardwalk. They also reminded listeners about the Margate Boardwalk Rally at Lucy the Elephant, this Sunday, Aug …
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Let’s be honest. Do Margate officials really want to investigate the benefits of rebuilding our beloved Margate Boardwalk? Maybe boardwalk talk is too polarizing and risky to discuss as election season looms? Glenn Klotz & the Margate Boardwalk Committee says rebuilding the Margate boardwalk would convert a ‘useless part of the beach’ into a ‘useful …
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Listen to clips from July 5, 2018 Margate Commissioners Meeting. Parking. A problem that only gets worse as Margate development grows. As of late, the Margate Planning Board has been more likely to waive the once stringent, parking requirements. LISTEN > Margate’s Growing Parking Problem This is not just a Margate and Ventnor problem. All …
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Representatives from NJ DEP (Dept of Environmental Protection), Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and Stockton University gathered to talk about the state of our Jersey Shore beaches. Poor attendance, but staging the event allowed for the pro-dune, PR machine to rev up. Gotta debunk all that residential anger, ya know. Speakers were defensive. Awkward. Forced …
Army Corp & NJ STATE Claim Margate & Ventnor Beaches are Better Than Before. Read More »
David Spatz has enjoyed the beaches of Margate for the past 40 years. Spatz is a veteran newsman of the Press of Atlantic City and WOND 1400am radio. He took time on his Monday, June 18 program to talk about local beaches, dunes and ocean water quality levels. Listen below. On June 11, Spatz never …
Spatz: Ocean Bacteria Levels Worsened By Dunes and Outfall Pipes? Read More »
Half of the Margate beach is now essentially useless, says community mensch Glenn Klotz. Empty space without views. Limited access for many. This is unacceptable, and can only be remedied by building a new Margate boardwalk. Option #1: Build a Margate Boardwalk in the area directly behind the berm/dune line. Option #2 is to flatten …
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Access to the Margate beaches. Americans with Disabilities Act. ADA. How a boardwalk could alleviate the problems created by the ACOE beach project. Glenn Klotz: Margate will warm up to a new boardwalk as a way to mitigate and improve our situation on the beach. A DEP [Dept of Environmental Protection] official approached Margate’s Mayor Becker recently. …
Margate Residents Concern for ADA Beach Access. Boardwalk Could Solve Problems. Read More »
