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Article: Ocean breach now a breath-taking beach. (Army Corps of Engineers repairs breach caused by storm damage at Westhampton Beach, New York)
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- Real Estate Weekly
- Article date:
- October 13, 1993
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It was only a year ago that a great Northeaster howled into the sands of the barrier island of Westhampton and carved a new inlet, claiming almost 100 houses along the way. On November 5, those with homes still standing will vote on whether to create their own independent town.
Last month, nearly $6 million and 1.5 million cubic yards of sand later, the Army Corps of Engineers closed the 1,800 foot breach and is continuing to suck sand from the ocean floor and pour it in front of the homes still standing at the most Westerly end of the isle.
According to Richard McInerney, project engineer, the break was widening 20 feet a day before the Corps began the ...