Sandy funds to cover $800M shoreline plan
Photo credit: Amanda Voisard | Flooding and debris caused by the surge from superstorm Sandy remain in Mastic Beach Village. (Oct. 31, 2012)
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Half a century in the making, an $800-million plan to fund storm protection and shoreline management along 83 miles of Suffolk's South Shore will be entirely funded by the federal government under the Sandy aid package.
The project, which first was authorized by legislation in the 1960s but languished in part because of a lack of funding, will provide for beach rebuilding, dune construction,...
