State Awards $3.5M For Shoreline Restoration At Long Island Beaches
The state has allocated $3.5 million for shoreline restoration projects at Tobay and Overlook beaches in the wake of significant storm damage and erosion. Fortification work will include dredging the Fire Island Inlet and placing nearly 1.25 million cubic yards of sand at Gilgo State Park, Tobay Beach, and Overlook Beach.
Minnetonka Beach adopts new park commission plan
Minnetonka Beach is instituting a new Park Commission Five-Year Plan for 2025-2029. City council formally approved the new plan at its Oct. 7 regular meeting in which Park Commission Chair Kim Petersen presented the plan. Guided by the city’s Comprehensive Plan, Petersen says the plan’s main objectives are the restoration and preservation of green assets, including the city’s shorelines and forests. ...