Judges approve, but residents still angered at dune projects
<p>New Jersey’s plan for storm protection along the entire 127 miles of the state’s coast was endorsed by two courts this week, but residents of some beach towns say that they still aren't happy.</p>
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Aug 18, 2017, 10:02 PM
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New Jersey’s plan for storm protection along the entire 127 miles of the state’s coast was endorsed by two courts this week, but residents of some beach towns say that they still aren't happy.
A state judge on Wednesday ruled against the attempt by homeowners in Bay Head, Mantoloking and Point Pleasant Beach to opt out of the protective sand dune plan in an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court refused to halt the project in Margate. Residents named the bacteria-laden water that pooled after a storm "Lake Christie” after Gov. Chris Christie.
The dune project resumed in Margate last weekend after a federal judge overruled a state judge's decision to stop it.
Margate homeowner Anne Rubin says that the project has made going to the beach like going to a construction site.
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.
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