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sea and other public officials and some scientists who are skeptical about erosion-fighting programs. There were those who believed people should not be allowed to rebuild in hazardous areas and those who would not forbid them to build as long as they did not ask for recompense when they got into trouble. One group has felt property owners should not be compensated if they are forbidden to rebuild, and others say it is unconstitutional to take property without compensation.
The November 1997 meeting helped to demonstrate that the issue of sea level rise is more than a retreat slogan; it is an important environmental condition that underlies many of the erosion and problems faced in the coastal zone. Speaker after speaker agreed that the implications of sea level rise must be considered to ensure the success of policies to protect wetlands, beaches, and coastal homes.
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of the New Jersey shore back to colonial times, illustrated by a wealth of photos and maps. (The pictures on pages 1, 3, 4 and 5 are all from his book Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island and are used with his kind permission.) He described the years from 1870 to 1920 as a time of “insouciance” when no storms struck, and pavilions were built up and down the coast. Ferocious storms followed the 50-year lull: a Great Nor’easter tore off one end of the Haddock House hotel in 1920, a severe hurricane washed out all the timber jetties in 1944, another large storm struck in March ‘62. But there was not the storm frequency experienced in the 1980s and early 90s.
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