Managing the North Fork Coast

Goldsmith inlet on Long Island Sound in Peconic and Hashamomuck Cove, a narrow beach alongside the North Road are the focus of attempts to control the flow of sand along the North Fork coastline.  

We talk with activist Hugh Switzer and Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski about proposed solutions.


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More information about Goldsmith Inlet is available at the Group to Save Goldsmith Inlet's web-site: goldsmithinlet.org


updates:  

The Suffolk Times reports: 

"A public meeting Monday night (Sept. 19) at Southold Town Hall was held to discuss the proposed Hashamomuck project.

Some Southold Town residents are questioning if the proposed $17.7 million beach re-nourishment project for Hashamomuck Cove will be worth it if sea levels rise.

Doug Hardy* of Southold, a retired marine science professor said “This is not a solution to the problem as long as sea levels continue to rise. The best and most recent science says that sea levels are accelerated.”

Erosion and flooding in that area also threatens additional properties and roadways, engineers have said. ACOE estimates that $32 million worth of property damage will take place over 50 years if the project is not completed.

To restore the beach, residents would also like to know if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) will use sand dredged from Long Island Sound instead of trucking it in from a sand mine.

In addition, residents are asking for information on how a series of groins built in the water have impacted erosion.

When asked about raising Route 48 and Route 25 as a solution, ACOE representative Gene Brickman said such a project will cost far more than restoring the beach.

Kevin McAllister* of Defend H2O, an environmental protection group, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation had made sea level projections based on low, medium and high models and asked which one was used in the ACOE study.

DEC representative Sue McCormick said the stats were based on the low-end estimates."

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Residents can submit their comments about the proposal to:
Judith Johnson, project biologist, New England District Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751
Or via email: Judith.L.Johnson@usace.army.mil
 
The public comment period will be closed Sept. 30.

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* Sustainable East End spoke with Doug Hardy last December.

and Kevin McAllister in February 

Managing the North Fork Coast

Goldsmith inlet on Long Island Sound in Peconic and Hashamomuck Cove, a narrow beach alongside the North Road are the focus of attempts to control the flow of sand along the North Fork coastline.  

We talk with activist Hugh Switzer and Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski about proposed solutions.


Listen here

More information about Goldsmith Inlet is available at the Group to Save Goldsmith Inlet's web-site: goldsmithinlet.org


updates:  

The Suffolk Times reports: 

"A public meeting Monday night (Sept. 19) at Southold Town Hall was held to discuss the proposed Hashamomuck project.

Some Southold Town residents are questioning if the proposed $17.7 million beach re-nourishment project for Hashamomuck Cove will be worth it if sea levels rise.

Doug Hardy* of Southold, a retired marine science professor said “This is not a solution to the problem as long as sea levels continue to rise. The best and most recent science says that sea levels are accelerated.”

Erosion and flooding in that area also threatens additional properties and roadways, engineers have said. ACOE estimates that $32 million worth of property damage will take place over 50 years if the project is not completed.

To restore the beach, residents would also like to know if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) will use sand dredged from Long Island Sound instead of trucking it in from a sand mine.

In addition, residents are asking for information on how a series of groins built in the water have impacted erosion.

When asked about raising Route 48 and Route 25 as a solution, ACOE representative Gene Brickman said such a project will cost far more than restoring the beach.

Kevin McAllister* of Defend H2O, an environmental protection group, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation had made sea level projections based on low, medium and high models and asked which one was used in the ACOE study.

DEC representative Sue McCormick said the stats were based on the low-end estimates."

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Residents can submit their comments about the proposal to:
Judith Johnson, project biologist, New England District Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751
Or via email: Judith.L.Johnson@usace.army.mil
 
The public comment period will be closed Sept. 30.

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* Sustainable East End spoke with Doug Hardy last December.

and Kevin McAllister in February