VIDEO > You don’t know what ya got….til it’s gone. Ventnor will soon understand what Atlantic City has been screaming about for years.
When towering dunes were built along Atlantic City Boardwalk, it virtually killed the local, non-casino economy. Once vibrant retailers turned into fortune tellers and cheap t-shirt shops. There was little reason to ‘walk the boards’. Most just stayed inside the casinos.
margate dune 3.26.17Will the removal of scenic vistas hurt Ventnor?
Picturesque water views and summer scenery will be sadly missed once 14 foot dunes are constructed over the next 6 weeks in Ventnor. Indeed, a most unique attraction of Ventnor will soon be gone.
Ventnor is bending over big time. The still struggling town is surrendering one of it’s few, super-valuable tourist draws… to an outgoing Governor with record-low approval ratings.
Barely a whimper of push-back from Ventnor leadership, and especially the South Jersey Congressman that actually lives in Ventnor, Frank LoBiondo.
Ventnor to Vanquish Views & Vistas >
Final Days of Water Views from Ventnor Boardwalk
Dune building in Ventnor – approx 47 days. June 22 thru mid-August 2017.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work 24 hours a day and block off up to four blocks of beach at a time, Philly.com reported.
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