The Bureau of Coastal Engineering invites the public to attend a Public Hearing on a report that proposes ways to reduce storm damage to coastal communities between Hereford Inlet and Cape May. The meeting will be held on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. at North Wildwood City Hall in the Public Meeting Room. The public is encouraged to present written or oral comments.
The report is the “Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet Draft Feasibility Report and Integrated Environmental Assessment,” complied by the US Army Corps of Engineers and NJ Department of Environmental Protection.
This report presents the findings of a study to determine a hurricane and storm damage reduction plan and describes the engineering, economic, social, and environmental analyses that were conducted to develop a selected plan of action. Potential impacts to cultural and environmental resources were evaluated in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
A copy of this report can be located at: http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/PublicNoticesReports.aspx. Also, for those that can’t attend, the Bureau invites the public to submit written comments on the above-referenced feasibility study within fifteen (15) days of the Public Hearing.
