The owners of a popular Jersey shore beach and the state say they're making progress toward settling a lawsuit challenging New Jersey's plan to build protecting sand dunes along its coast.
It's unlikely the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will modify their federal sand dune project to meet the individual storm protection needs of beach communities along the Jersey Coast.
A proposed dune project at the New Jersey shore could cut off access to the beach for 22 property owners -- including the brother of Gov. Chris Christie -- a lawyer for homeowners fighting the project said.
New Jersey is currently in court with beachfront property owners who aren't on board with the state's plan for a protective dune system along the entire coastline, but that's not stopping officials from moving ahead with their plan.
The construction of a 1.3-mile dune along the shoreline in Belmar did exactly what it was supposed to do during this past weekend's historic winter storm: it protected the streets and homes from devastating flood waters.
Seventeen oceanfront homeowners are challenging New Jersey's right to use eminent domain to seize strips of their sand for a protective dune project, calling it a land grab.
Seawalls are being proposed as a more durable alternative to sand dunes for future storm protection along the Jersey Coast by a specialist working on a project with Seaside Heights.