NJ - Hide yo money, hide yo land... Christie gonna pump it out to sea

[Root]

I have no words...

http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2016/04/could_nj_lose_one_of_its_obamacare_health_insurers .html#comments


A beach replenishment project for the northern Ocean County peninsula will be broken up into at least two phases and is expected to go out to bid the end of this summer, officials said.

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The project – ordered by Gov. Chris Christie after Hurricane Sandy pummeled New Jersey's coastline in 2012 – has been delayed in northern Ocean County because of the refusal of many oceanfront property owners to give up the rights to a slice of their land for the project to be constructed.

The state is finally closer to getting those rights –known as easements – after some residents conceded but also after the state moved to take those parcels through eminent domain. Those cases are just starting to make their way through the courts.

[phill4paul]

I have no words...

http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2016/04/could_nj_lose_one_of_its_obamacare_health_insurers .html#comments

Is "easement" the name of a new brand of anal lube?

[Root]

Is "easement" the name of a new brand of anal lube?
For some people, it's gonna have to be.

[unknown]

Christis is a fuck up.

Given he rejected further restricting 15-round magazines but wtf.

[RonPaulMall]

Christis is a $#@! up.

Given he rejected further restricting 15-round magazines but wtf.

You do have to bear in mind the geology of barrier islands. Left to their natural devices, storms push sand from the ocean side over the dunes and deposit it on the bay side, which has the effect of "moving" the island closer to the shore. This is Ocean City, Maryland, where a 1933 Hurricane broke the barrier island in two. The southern island is undeveloped, and has shifted closer to shore the way you expect a barrier island to over time. The Northern Island has been maintained it its current position by the Army Corps of Engineers.

https://student.societyforscience.org/sites/student.societyforscience.org/files/main/articles/oceancity_aer_2009177_lrg.jpg

This isn't a simple "libertarian" argument because the people "losing" part of their land to Army Corp of Engineer work have their house in the first place because of Army Corps of Engineering work. All developed barrier islands are maintained via state action. A developed barrier island should shrink rather than shift because the sand lost on the ocean side is unable to make it to the bay side. They don't shrink because the Army Corp of Engineers replenish the beaches. The homeowners complaining about the dune work are freeloaders pissed off about the manner in which the Corp is protecting their island from the elements (they'd prefer a more expensive in the long term solution that would preserve their views) and as such shouldn't really garner much sympathy.

[presence]

The homeowners complaining about the dune work are freeloaders pissed off about the manner in which the Corp is protecting their island from the elements (they'd prefer a more expensive in the long term solution that would preserve their views) and as such shouldn't really garner much sympathy.

this is very true.


The libertarian solution here, as anywhere is no government action... let the dunes drift as the dunes drift, if your foundation goes under water you should bitch less and build an ark.

[luctor-et-emergo]

I have no words...

http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2016/04/could_nj_lose_one_of_its_obamacare_health_insurers .html#comments

Link is to a different article ?

Anyways, we've got this thing here;

http://www.dezandmotor.nl/uploads/2015/09/zandmotor-eb.jpg

It's called the 'zandmotor' or 'sand engine'. It's basically an area where a lot of sand is deposited (from dredging) which then will be taken by the natural currents and deposited on the eroding coastline so it neutralizes any erosion. It's a pretty non-invasive way to restore a coastline and this 'engine' happens to be a very good fishing spot. Maybe NJ should call some Dutch dredging companies.