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Article: SEN. SCHUMER, HEMPSTEAD SUPERVISOR MURRAY URGE IMMEDIATE ACTION AT POINT LOOKOUT - MASSIVE ARMY CORPS EROSION CONTROL PROJECT IN JEOPARDY

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April 19, 2006
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The office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., issued the following press release:

Today Sen. Charles E. Schumer called on the Army Corps of Engineers to move forward as quickly as possible with the storm damage mitigation and long-term erosion control project in and around Point Lookout in the Town of Hempstead. The proposed "Long Beach Storm Damage Reduction Plan," designed to lessen damage to the barrier island in the case of a major storm, is being considered for approval or rejection by May 1, by the City of Long Beach, but also impacts parts of the barrier island that falls within Hempstead.

Schumer today called on the Army Corps to take action at the eastern section of Point Lookout ...

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