Sunday, March 10, 2013
Boardwalk now fully open to public
The boardwalk at Pier Village has been repaired and it is now fully accessible to the public. Construction began on Jan. 17 and took a little over a month to complete. Repairs includes concrete slope protection, railings, sand berm, landscaping and repair of the boardwalk's irrigation system. The Long Branch Council awarded a $194,380 contract to K.B.D. Construction LLC for the work in January. The Pier Village boardwalk was designed in a way that allowed the water to go underneath and then go back out to the ocean, so it was not as badly damaged as the boardwalk south of the Long Branch shopping center. Those repairs will be much more costly for the city, but FEMA is also expected to pay for the work. Officials have said the cost to …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Repairs expected to take 21 days
Work to repair Pier Village's Hurricane Sandy-damaged boardwalk will begin Thursday, Jan. 17. A message on the city's website states that work will consist of; preparation of subgrade, grading, geotextile fabric, reinforced concrete slope protection, timber work, pavers, concrete work, repairs of the irrigation system, sand berm, landscaping, railings and other restoration work. Construction is expected to last about 21 days. The Long Branch Council recently awarded a $194,380 contract to K.B.D. Construction LLC for the work. The funds for the repairs are available in the city's Hurricane Sandy emergency appropriations, and the city is expected to be reimbursed by FEMA for cleanup costs such as this. City officials have said repairs on the…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Repairs will cost close to $200,000
While it did not receive as much damage from Hurricane Sandy as other sections, Pier Village's boardwalk was still in need of repairs. The Long Branch Council has awarded a bid to K.B.D. Construction LLC to perform repairs on the Pier Village boardwalk for $194,380. K.B.D. Construction was the lowest responsible bidder of 14 applicants. The funds for the repairs are available in the city's Hurricane Sandy emergency appropriations, and the city is expected to be reimbursed by FEMA for cleanup costs such as this. Repairs will include concrete slope protection, railings, sand berm, landscaping and repair of the boardwalk's irrigation system. The most expensive repairs will be the reinforcement of the concrete slope at $41,250. Portions of the…
Peter Koenig
1:17 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
Whatever one thinks of Pier Village, the taxes do not pay for LB's school system. Check out the sources of funding for the schools, and (within the portion of that revenue derived from local school property taxes) the percentage coming from Pier Village. Even with the taxes from Pier Village, LB still has an extremely high local school property tax rate and, generally, an extremely high property … more ›