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Hardened Beach Protection Options Pose Some Difficult Questions

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Contractors shored up the beach in front of the East Hampton Main Beach pavilion last week. VIRGINIA GRIFFITHS

Contractors shored up the beach in front of the East Hampton Main Beach pavilion last week. VIRGINIA GRIFFITHS

Contractors shored up the beach in front of the East Hampton Main Beach pavilion last week. VIRGINIA GRIFFITHS

Contractors shored up the beach in front of the East Hampton Main Beach pavilion last week. VIRGINIA GRIFFITHS

The bulkhead along the beach front near the Water Mill Beach Club partially collapsed after a severe North Easter in March

The bulkhead along the beach front near the Water Mill Beach Club partially collapsed after a severe North Easter in March

but has since been shored up.

but has since been shored up.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

A bulkhead being erected off of Little Plains Road in Southampton Village.

The bulkhead along the beach front near the Water Mill Beach Club partially collapsed after a severe North Easter in March

The bulkhead along the beach front near the Water Mill Beach Club partially collapsed after a severe North Easter in March

By Michael Wright on Apr 16, 2013
The erosion caused by Hurricane Sandy and an active winter storm season has rekindled a broad debate across the South Fork about how best to protect both structures along the... more

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