Ka ching ka ching. $55,000 for leagl costs, at least that much in settlements, a substantial pay increase (retroactive no less) and promotion for.Mullineaux, and it's back to business as usual. Your tax payer dollars hard at work ...

I wonder, after the City spends the money to remediate the bayfront, who will buy those properties at a deep discount, get them rezoned, and develop them.

Is there room for discussion on the fact that there is NO beach south of 49th st? What is going to happen if the Phila media is reporting that there is no place to sit on the beach in Ocean City on Memorial Day because the ocean is lapping at Central Ave?

Bad for the whole island's business.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves: we're nor through Nor'Easter season by a long shot ('62 was March and remember a late Mother's Day storm 4 or 5 years ago)

The publicity on another (possibly preventable) wash out will do wonders. Maybe the realtors should show the 57th St. beach cam screen shot from this morning's high tide....scary, and that wasn't much of a storm.

I can't beive that the ACE of NJDEP would have the nerve to show up if they have no news about the south end beaches because to allow this dire situation to continue and talk about the north end - they better have something to tell us south end property owners whose property is at risk while they have the equipment right there and can use it on the south end - get a pump guys and pump that sand down to the south end. (Don't even try mentioning trucking sand - we don't want to hear such nonsense!)

Perhaps we can suggest an "Adopt a Plover" program to the NJDEP

I'll take two. Four if I can get a grant to screen in myy back deck.

The city hired the same firm the helped with FEMA maps. Is this a conflict of interest?
http://www.northamerica.atkinsglobal.com/projects/fema-idiq-for-risk-map-production-and-technical-services.aspx

Better get rid of the Ethics Commission. I know that I was told by one Ethics Commission member, that "don't all politicians," and "wouldn't you lie if you could?" in relation to a case. This woman found no problem with lying and If that is an example of the "ethics" of the Ethics Commission, there is a huge problem These folks are not qualified and they are being judged for qualification by unqualified councl members. This is more law suits waiting to happen. Right here in this thread, someone concludes that there must have been a reason the Ethics Commission did what they did. Really? Don't count on it.

South End - are we really reverting back to blaming the southend beach replishment neglect on environmentalists, environmenal regulations, etc.? Based on many of your posts it seems that you have recognized the correct cause of it - political favoritism. And not from this administration - they just got caught holding the bag all of previous administrations dumped on their lap. Am I missing something?

There are no piping plover issues in the south end of Ocean City - there is no nesting of the piping plovers in the south end and therefore, no environmental issues. Mayor Gillian alluded to that in an article, but that is absolutely not the case. The fact is, the south end has been neglected for years and years and yes, it is time for this administration to turn that around. We are all watching and waiting but there is not much time as this is an urgent issue for the south end.

Hey Now : reductio ad absurdum.
I harbor no ill will to the Plover. I think it's a bit silly of the Administration to cite it as a reason in this case. We've all seen replenishment projects take place after March. And frankly this is an emergency.
Far worse things are done on a daily basis to threatened species, particularly around here in the Summer.
I wish the Plovers well wherever they nest, and if I see any around 53rd St, I will shoo away any tormentors.
But alas, there appears to be nowhere to nest between 50th Street and Corson's Inlet anyway. Bless the cute l'l devils.
You may also note you've never read ME attack environmentalists, just the administration making straw men of them.

You could look it up.

Oh gee ... ordinance 13-07 has to do with rebuilding after a natural disaster and redefines floor area ratio, habitable space, what is conforming and non-conforming, what non-conformities will be grandfathered (and conversely won’t), ratios of damage and what they will mean to the property owner, how the new elevation will be applied to the existing building code, how high you can go if you have to elevate, what part of the constraints of the building code will be applied (and what parts won't) … basically everything having to do with renovation of an existing structure as well as new construction.

Didn’t know that? Neither did anyone else until tonight. And it’s scheduled for a vote tomorrow night.

South End - You missed my point. Your post seemed to suggest that you are attributing the neglect of beach replishnent in the southend to an environmental issue or environmentalists. It still reads that way even after seeing what you write above. And, I did not suggest that you have a problem with plovers. I am happy to see, however, that you are utterly devoted to them. Glad you are prepared to harrass anyone who bothers them. I got your back, plover-lover.

Eric: you're right. One thing this storm has done is teach me what will likely be an expensive lesson. The more I find out about how this City really works, the less I like it. Lack of representation is one thing, contempt is another. The sea level may not be the most urgent thing from which to retreat.
Hey Now: I appreciate your soldarity. I'll keep the front end loaders away, you watch out for the Ospreys. They routinely flout EPA rules.

No the fact that the north end gets beach replenishment and the south end NONE is just another example of how this town has always worked. It works for the benefit of a few of the old families who have been here forever and the developers and the realtors. They take our taxes and use them to benefit themselves this town exists for the prosperity of the few and we which few because they take really good care of themselves and each other. Is it moral? of course not but it has gone on for years now. Will this mayor change things? Not so far Yes the more you know, the more disgusted you become

And, ONCE again, I ask the question, Did the Mayor know about the Biggert-Waters act? Signed into law in July of 2012! If not why not? If so, when was he planning on letting Ocean City homeowners know that our insurances rates would be going up? WAY UP!!!

Do you know why this was passed? The Republicans and the Tea Party