![]() ![]() “We immediately sent them a letter saying, ‘Hey, this can’t happen, we need to discuss this.’” “There was a meeting, and they revised that schedule because they were moving along fairly well,” said John Mirando, commissioner of the city’s Department of Public Works. That would result in partial beach closures at the height of the summer season, and city and other elected officials wrote a letter to the corps last Friday expressing concern about the revised schedule. As a result, the city learned, the corps is looking to begin work in Long Beach in March, six months ahead of schedule. ![]() Officials are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to rethink its proposed schedule as it looks to begin work on a coastal protection project in Long Beach sooner than anticipated, creating concern among many that it will disrupt the busy summer season.Īt last week’s City Council meeting, City Manager Jack Schnirman said that the project, which began in Point Lookout last August, was ahead of schedule. ![]()
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