Mantoloking eyeing eminent domain to build dunes
“Mantoloking is one of the Jersey Shore towns that suffered the most devastation from Superstorm Sandy. Five of the 128 oceanfront property owners there are refusing to sign easements to allow protective dunes to be built on the beach, but the mayor is ready to play hardball, calling them out by name.
Chris Nelson is special counsel to the mayor and borough council. He doubts the decision to publicly identify the holdouts will convince them to sign the easements so Mantoloking can be part of a comprehensive beach replenishment project.
“We’ve spent at least a couple months, four to five months, giving people the facts about the Army Corps projects and all the benefits,” said Nelson. “So they have all the information, and we’ll need to move along and do what we need to do to make sure the Army project happens in Mantoloking.”
Gregory, Phil. NewsWork 12 June 2013.