Hey all, have you walked down to Prospect Beach into he last few days? Well in case you haven't leeme let you in on some interesting developments.
Remember the NH Register arctile reporting that the WH DPW had replaced a ton of sand along our beaches that they received from Cape Cod. Well all that beautiful sand that was placed on Prospect beach is now at the bottom of Long Island Sound.
Apparently, the rainstorms we had over the last few days basically washed a ton of the replenished sand right of the beach.....
Please stay tuned to my blog for future updates w/ exciting commentaries, pictures and west shore news.
thanks !
posted by Colonial Park Taxpayer at 7:29 AM
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A WFSB news report stated we spent $500,000 and it took 11,000 truckloads (I believe that the trucks came from the New Haven depot, and that it came by barge from Cape Cod to New Haven harbor).
Apparently West Haven allocates money in our 5 year capital budget ($600,000/year) for beach replenishment, and that we seldom use it all. Additionally the State DEP and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires that we maintain our 3.5 mile public shoreline, with is 1/4 of all the public beach area available in Connecticut.
Mayor Picard was seeking $200,000 from FEMA on this replenishment, and State Rep Steve Dargon is looking for $1M from the state for future replenishments. No news, though, on whether any of that will go through.
5:16 PM
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