BERKELEY – Activity was finally seen at Holly Park, which has been little more than a chunk of receding sand since Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012.
That storm wrecked the coastline, tore up the bulkheading, and utterly demolished the Beach Club building.
Township officials have been fighting with the State Department of Environmental Protection on rebuilding. The town wants to restore the beach to its original footprint. The state thinks that Sandy drew new lines and they should follow nature.
Pilings appeared recently as the town prepared to replace the old bulkheading exactly where it was. Township Engineer John LeCompte said it would take about three weeks.
Councilman James Byrnes mentioned it during a recent Township Council meeting.
“Next spring, it will be the envy of every town on the shore,” he said.
Holly Park resident Maggie Lugo said she was so happy to see progress. She complimented the governing body and the professionals who worked on this project
The shore neighborhood is east of Route 9, north of Butler Boulevard and south of Eugene Furey Boulevard. Main Street stretches out to the Barnegat Bay. At the tip is a bit of land that was once a place for families to go.
Sandy was in 2012, and in the intervening years, the township has been trying to restore something for the residents there. A flagpole, an outline of bulkheading, and patches of beach grass cling to a slowly receding shoreline.
Mayor Carmen Amato had previously said that the town received a Green Acres grant from the DEP in the amount of $130,000 in order to repair the area and maybe put in a tot lot. However, the permits were denied by the DEP.
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