https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/new-jersey-taking-land-save-it/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:47:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/new-jersey-taking-land-save-it/comment-page-1/#comment-184941 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:47:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34342#comment-184941 On Long Island, these kinds of projects are generally done through a dune replenishment special district formed by the township, and property owners are brought “on board” regarding the environmental effects (deposit sand dredged from a shallow ocean area, then place it on the beach, from which, after a few years of storms, it will wash out to sea…and be brought in again) and the expense (huge, but worth it for waterfront real estate).
For a project that was not handled so adroitly, with poor results, see the Suffolk County, L.I., stone jetty/groins project : (allegedly) resulting in massive erosion and (actually) resulting in lawsuits.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/new-jersey-taking-land-save-it/comment-page-1/#comment-184882 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:54:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34342#comment-184882 Not sure why the municipality would have proceeded with the project without getting a waiver from each homeowner, and acknowledgment that they had viewed & understood the project and its consequences.

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