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LI pol seeks emergency funds to tackle beach erosion
Quick ReadSen. Brian Foley (D-Blue Point) submitted the request Monday to seek federal funding for replenishing sand eroded by last weekend's nor'easter.
Photo credit: Mahala Gaylord | Kim Collins and her daughter Marley, 3, walk on Smith Point Park's beach, which was eroded during last weekend's storm. (Nov. 17, 2009)
Storms pound Long Island beaches
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Photos: Storms hit Long Island
With a local state senator seeking emergency money to replenish beaches battered by the remnants of a tropical storm last weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says environmental restrictions make it unlikely that a project could begin before next fall.
Following a four-day storm that local officials said caused the most severe erosion of South Shore beaches since a pair of major nor'easters...
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