Long Beach Posts Names Of Dune Project Holdouts
The deadline to sign those easements for the US Army Corps dune project has come and gone and Long Beach Township keeps one promise they made.
The Township has released the names and addresses of the holdouts who refuse to grant access for a project that could potentially protect the beaches and towns if another storm hit.
"At the request of taxpayers the following are the outstanding deeds of easement for the federal storm protection project," writes the Township on the website. Sixty-three people are on the list.
The holdouts have expressed concern that their view of the ocean will be blocked and their property values will fall. Others want compensation in return for signing.
“How am I going to condemn somebody and pay them money when these other good neighbors didn’t ask for that?” Long Beach Mayor John Mancini told WCBS. “I’m not one for eminent domain. How do I pay somebody money when everybody else did it for the good of the community?”
"I have no interest in building anything besides a dune on your property"
During a town hall meeting in Long Beach last week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vowed to get the dune built and used stronger language to chastise the holdouts and their reasons for not signing.
“We are building these dunes,” he told a cheering crowd. “And we are building these dunes whether you consent or not.”
Opponents worry that the easements will give the state the green light to build not only dunes nearby, but other amenities like bathrooms and amusement rides.
Christie argued, “I have no interest in taking your property. I have no interest in building anything besides a dune on your property and then replenishing that dune when it needs to be replenished.”
He said their reasons were ‘BS’ anyway, except he used the full word. According to Christie, the reluctant homeowners just don’t want their views blocked.
NAME | ADDRESS | TWP. SECTION |
Kenneth Bergstoll | 214 E 14th Street | No. Beach Haven |
Michael D. Chillemi, Jr. Etal | 218 E 17th Street | No. Beach Haven |
Bacon Family Partners | 216 E 18th Street | No. Beach Haven |
Edith Cole | E 20th Street | No. Beach Haven |
Joan Moonan | 12401 Ocean Avenue | The Dunes |
John & Rosa Wall | 119 E South Carolina Avenue | Haven Beach |
Lauren Mercandante | 125 E. Nebraska Avenue | Beach Haven Park |
Aralene & Frederick Callahan | 125 E. Louisiana Avenue | Beach Haven Park |
Virginia Tennis | 122 E Alabama Avenue | Beach Haven Park |
John Chigounis | 123 E. Muriel Avenue | Beach Haven Park |
Elizabeth Wichelhaus | 115 E, Jerome Avenue | Beach Haven Park |
Robert & Robin Bianchini | 124 E Ocean View Drive | Peahala Park |
Kevin and Elizabeth Koons | 128 E Sand Dune Lane | Peahala Park |
Michael & June Logan | 6607 Ocean Blvd. | Brant Beach |
Patrick & Nussara Decker | 6605 Ocean Blvd. | Brant Beach |
Armando & Angela Rienzi | 6507 Ocean Blvd. | Brant Beach |
Michael & June Logan | 5713 Ocean Blvd. | Brant Beach |
NAME | ADDRESS | TWP. SECTION |
Kennedy, Lisa & Leahey, Karen | 17C Long Beach Bld | Loveladies |
Kaplan, Leslie & Barbara | 19 B Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Brooks, Eric & Donna | 21 Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Burkhardt, Kenneth & Joanne | 25 B Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Keeler Family Living Trust | 27 B Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
High Dune Partners LP | 29 Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
High Dune Partners LP | 133 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Scholevar, G Pirooz | 33 A Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Kowalski, Richard & Elizabeth | 35 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Frankenburg, J Campisano | 45 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Jebara, Ghada | 47 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Roncati, Nancy | 61 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Carolan, Richard & Tina | 63 Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Stevens, Albert | 67 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Stonis Family LLC | 73 A Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Goldberg | 77 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Spector, Shanin & Tracy | 79 E Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Jacobs, Brian & Karyn | 81 E Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Princeton Econ. Inst c/o OMM | 91 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Eileen Minke | 95 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Hekemian, Robert | 97 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Stratton, Loretta & Richard | 99 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Schenk, Thomas & Christopher | 101 E Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Nzapt, Skye Trust | 103 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Marjorie Bershad | 107 F Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Golden Joel & Judith | 7 Coast Ave | Loveladies |
Haas, Steven & Brown, Dorian | 6 Arts Lane | Loveladies |
Galiardo, JW & JD Trust | 123 Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Galiardo, Richard & Christine | 125 F Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
McCormick, K c/o Protocoll | 129 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Macharka, William & Carolyn | 131 D Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
LNM Group | 133 F Long Beach Blvd. | Loveladies |
Cuti, Eileen | 12 Sea View Drive South | Loveladies |
Araxy Tatarian | 1003D Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Alaimo, Richard | 1005 Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Mainardi, Joanne J Trust | 1007C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Christman, Paul & Donna | 1009D Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Roda, Joseph & Nast, Dianne | 1017C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Widen, William | 1019C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Jebara, Nahla | 1027C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Raab, Mary L trust | 1033B Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Schoch, Charles & Cheryl | 1047C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Sivalingam, Varunan & Kim | 1061C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Kaplan, Barbara | 1067C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Walker, Michael & Lindsay | 1105C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Miller, Peter & Lois | 1129C Long Beach Blvd. | North Beach |
Dino Flammia contributed to this story.