Video: Pallone Announces The Completion Of The Port Monmouth Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction Project

Last Monday afternoon, Congressman Frank Pallone held a press conference at the Seabrook Wilson House (Located in Bayshore Waterfront Park) to announce the completion of the first phase of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project.

If you couldn't attend the press conference below is a video of it. There is a lot of very good information there that should be of interest to many residents living in and around the area of Port Monmouth.

Pallone stated:

“The Port Monmouth flood control project will protect homes and businesses in our area from future flooding,” said Congressman Pallone. “I have worked for years to bring this project to fruition, so I’m especially pleased to announce the completion of the critical first phase. Port Monmouth, like so many other coastal New Jersey communities, faced serious flooding during Hurricane Sandy. All along the Bayshore, flooding has become an increasingly common phenomenon as severe storms have become more frequent and residential and commercial development has increased. The project strengthens our local infrastructure, reduces the risk of future flood damage and will keep our community safe.”

Pallone & Army Corps of Engineers to Announce Start of Port Monmouth Flood Control Project

PORT MONMOUTH, NJ – On Friday, June 13th at 10:00a.m., Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Colonel Paul Owen, Commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will announce that work is set to begin on the first phase of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. This $17.7 million project will reduce the risks that coastal storms pose to residents and businesses in the Port Monmouth area. The project will be federally funded through the Sandy relief package that Pallone fought for and helped to pass in Congress in January 2013.

This first phase of the project will include dune restoration, beach replenishment, groin work, extension of the fishing pier, and construction of protective dunes, which will involve roughly 400,000 cubic yards of sand. Pallone will highlight the fact that this flood control project will address major flood prevention to protect the low-lying residential and commercial areas in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown Township.

Congressman Pallone and Colonel Owen will be joined by Stephanie Murray, Mayor of Middletown; Tony Mercantante, Middletown Township Administrator; and George VanBuskirk, a Port Monmouth homeowner.


WHO:
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)
Colonel Paul Owen, Commander, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stephanie Murray, Mayor, Middletown
Tony Mercantante, Middletown Township Administrator
George VanBuskirk, Port Monmouth homeowner

WHAT:
Announce Work to Begin on Port Monmouth Flood Control Project

WHERE:
Seabrook Wilson House (Located in Bayshore Waterfront Park)
719 Port Monmouth Road
Port Monmouth, NJ 07758

WHEN:
Friday, June 13, 2014
10:00am