Please use resources below to familiarize yourself with updates about dredging:
HBH Dredging Map
Community Communications
HBHTA Dredging Update 10.25.2023
HBHTA Members,
At the LBT Board of Commissioners 10/2/23 Meeting, Resolution 23-1002.07 “Award Contract per Bid for the 2023 High Bar Harbor Dredging Project Albert Marina Construction for $449,690” passed. The township had their pre-construction meeting last week. Here is what I received from LBT’s Business Manager this afternoon:
1. Contractor performed the pre survey work and set PVC pipes in the water at the limits of dredging.
2. The week of the 30th through November 3 they will be preparing the park for the dredge material.
3 Start of dredging will be potentially at the end of next week or beginning on November 6.
4. The dredging operation will be completed no later than December 31. Anticipated 160 to 200 truckloads to be hauled from the site.
5. Post construction survey work to confirm elevations will be completed after the dredging.
6. Upon completion of Dredging, restoration of the park will take place. Approximately two weeks of work.
Additionally, in recent conversations with the Business Administrator I have heard the following:
– The township has granted the dredging company approval to remove the dredge spoils through the Childrens/Sunset park and it will be closed until January 2024.
– The total project cost will include the award to Albert Marina Construction, the cost for the soundings and soil samples, and any project change orders.
– Once the work is complete and all the bills are finalized, the value of the assessment will be calculated and tax assessment bills will be sent out to the 235 impacted property owners. Property owners will have up to three years to pay the assessment. All correspondence regarding the assessment will be sent to property owners by the township as this is a township project.
Please refer to the map to view the 235 impacted properties.
Joanne Veech, HBHTA President
LBT’s HBH Dredging Project Information Update 7.1.2023
Dredging Project – Bid Ordinance
The first reading of the dredging project bid ordinance will be at 4 pm on Wednesday, July 5th at the Long Beach Township “town hall” in Brant Beach.
The second reading of the dredging project bid ordinance and public hearing will be at 4 pm on Monday, August 7th at the Long Beach Township “town hall” in Brant Beach. This hearing is open to the public for comment.
Answers to HBHTA Annual Meeting questions –
Joanne Veech and Karen Ensslen met with Kyle Ominski, LBT’s Business Administrator on June 27th and posed the four unanswered questions from our HBHTA Annual Meeting. It appears that the township is working hard on this project and wants it to be the model for other communities.
1. Did the township put in for a FEMA grant? The township researched grants and did not find any that applied to our project. Kyle said most grants are not for private lagoons, nor does a tornado qualify for grants.
2. Can the spoils be moved to a spot that is much deeper? Nothing is off the table, however, it is doubtful that they can be moved to deeper water due to the concern that they will wash back into the area.
3. Can we tie our dredging project with the state’s efforts to dredge the S Channel? Long Beach Township will inform the state of the dredging project and the state’s participation will depend on funding.
4. Will the south end of HBH Channel be dredged (area near bay facing houses on Auburn)? No, the permit was issued for only the three lagoon access points. HBH Chanel is a state owned waterway.