The process of rebuilding Margate’s boardwalk. Here’s how this works from the State’s position.
If Margate wants to apply to the State of NJ for an application to build a boardwalk on the beach, it has to make a pre-application. A sit-down meeting with CAFRA (Coastal Area Facility Review Act) agency. It has to do this first.
Building a “new” boardwalk in the coastal zone is considered a MAJOR development request.
An application to request such a sit down with CAFRA is available. Once this application is filled out, a meeting can be arranged for it’s review. The City of Margate would then send a representative or representatives to this meeting. I imagine from there, CAFRA either approves of this preliminary plan, or it rejects it, which would end the process.
If approved, a much more complete application has to be submitted for approval.
If all that takes place, I’m sure there are other Gov’t agencies that’ll also have to be contacted and dealt with. CAFRA is on first base for any coastal zone development, private or public.
This is the process… or at least the mechanics of the process. A future post will discuss the ‘politics’ of the process.
PRICE. Cost to rebuild the Margate Boardwalk?
After Hurricane Sandy hit the northern NJ coastal town of Belmar, that city decided to rebuild it’s totally destroyed boardwalk. Belmar is roughly the size of Margate. It has roughly the same size yr. round population.
The new Belmar boardwalk is 1.3 miles long and 25 feet wide, made of wood on pilings. It cost, according to this article, $9.1 mil. to rebuild.
Fun Fact: Former Mayor of Belmar, is now head of the CRDA in Atlantic City.
I’m assuming the Federal Gov’t and the State paid 100% of that cost from the Federal Sandy relief fund. I’m not sure of that. Nevertheless, Belmar gives us a rough estimate of what Margate at 1.62 miles for a new boardwalk would possibly cost. I would even add 50% to that number. So it would likely cost $13 to $15 mil. to build one here. That’s a very rough guesstimate based on the Belmar rebuild.
I’m publishing this because the number one question being asked of me is how much might this cost? Of course, an actual estimate would only be available if the City planning Dept. was tasked to develop one.
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