Another problem with the dredging project in Stone Harbor. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the dredging project was suspended again thanks to two geotubes rupturing that were filled with water and dredge material. Stone Harbor is dewatering the material in these tubes at a municipal parking lot that borders Avalon.
Some of the material dredged from the back bays of Stone Harbor will be placed on its beach. The Borough announced that it has received approvals that will result in sand separated from the dredge material to be placed on the Borough’s beachfront. Dredging will now continue through the end of April, with demobilization from…
It looks like no increase in the tax rate in Stone Harbor in 2016. The Borough Council met earlier this week and introduced a new budget that holds the tax rate at 23.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The Borough will apply just over $300,000 from surplus to help fund this year’s budget.
The Borough of Stone Harbor last week announced that they will no longer be collecting electronic waste. Now the Stone Harbor Department of Public Works says they will accept e-waste on four scheduled bulk trash collection days, beginning with March 14th. E-waste consists of such items as VCR’s radios, cell phones and televisions. The borough…
Tuesday is budget day in Stone Harbor. Borough Council will meet and formally introduce the new 2016 municipal budget for the community. Council is also expected to authorize a change order to its dredging contract that will extend the demobilization at the Borough’s marina until May 6th. The meeting starts Tuesday at 4:30pm.
Getting rid of that old VCR or television set? Not if you live in Stone Harbor. The Borough has joined most other municipalities in New Jersey by suspending the collection of electronic waste. E-waste includes televisions, VCR’s, DVD players, cell phones, fax machines and computers. Not even the Cape May County MUA Transfer Station in Middle…
A major back bay dredging project in Stone Harbor has resumed again. The Borough announced on its website that the dredging of the Shelter Haven Basin is currently underway and dredging will continue through the end of March. Stone Harbor worked with State officials on a permit modification regarding the dewatering of the dredge materials…
Flooding can impact regulators on natural gas service in Stone Harbor, and now upgrades are coming. The Borough announced that South Jersey Gas will be raising some gas regulators at properties in Stone Harbor to make sure flood waters no longer impact them. Residents have been asked to contact South Jersey Gas to make an…
More than 9,300 customers lost their electrical service Friday afternoon in areas of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Technicians from Atlantic City Electric resolved the issue in about a half hour. Power was restored to the region by 12:35pm.
You can’t get to the beach in Stone Harbor. Borough officials say the beachfront in Stone Harbor experienced major damage during Jonas in late January, and all Stone Harbor beach access points are closed to the public. The Borough’s Public Works crews will restore beach access points during the next several weeks.