| | Dear
Mr.
Schultz: Thank
you
for
contacting
me
regarding
the
proposed
public
access
of
Asharoken
beaches.
I
appreciate
your
thoughts
and
welcome
the
opportunity
to
respond. As
you
may
know,
in
October
2012,
Superstorm
Sandy
destroyed
the
dunes
protecting
Asharoken
and
temporarily
closed
Asharoken
Avenue
due
to
flooding.
The
U.S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
had
developed
preliminary
plans
to
dredge
a
section
of
Long
Island
Sound
and
use
that
sand
to
restore
2.4
miles
of
the
beach.
Construction
is
expected
to
start
in
December
2015.
Most
of
the
project
funds
will
come
from
the
Army
Corps
and
New
York
State
Department
of
Environment
Conservation
(DEC)
with
10.5%
provided
by
Asharoken
Village.
The
project
is
estimated
to
cost
between
$25-$30
million.
All
three
entities
will
be
responsible
for
renourishment
upon
completion
of
the
project
of
which
Asharoken
would
be
responsible
for
about
15%
of
the
share
of
the
costs. Because
public
funds
will
be
coming
from
the
Army
Corp
and
DEC,
both
agencies
have
stated
that
the
beaches
must
be
opened
to
the
public
in
order
to
receive
such
funds.
The
Mayor
of
Asharoken
has
written
to
me
addressing
a
number
of
concerns
he
and
our
shared
constituents
have
regarding
public
access
and
I
have
contacted
the
Army
Corps
asking
the
agency
to
address
these
concerns.
I
want
you
to
know
I
am
monitoring
this
situation
closely
and
I
am
committed
to
working
with
all
stakeholders
on
the
issue
of
public
access. Thank
you
again
for
contacting
me.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
do
so
again
on
any
matter
of
concern.
You
can
keep
in
touch
by
liking
my
Facebook
page
(Facebook.com/RepSteveIsrael),
or
following
me
on
Twitter
(@RepSteveIsrael).
You
can
also
visit
my
website
(http://house.gov/israel)
to
learn
more
about
the
issues
important
to
you
and
to
sign
up
for
my
e-mail
updates. Sincerely,
Steve
Israel
Member
of
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