Army Corps Meetings on Coastal Protection Study

feedback on this tentative plan selection to manage coastal storm risk in the Study area. The Draft Integrated FR/Tier 1 EIS is posted to the Study website at https:// www.nan.usace.army.mil/NYNJHATS.

Contact The Elected

Congressman Gregory Meeks 67-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Arverne, NY 11692

Phone: (347) 230-4032

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato 9516 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 Email: amatos@nyassembly.gov 718-945-9550

As reported by The Rockaway Times last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District is hosting more meetings on its New York New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries (NYNJHAT) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study, both virtually and in person.

The purpose of these meetings is to inform the public of the NYNJHAT Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report (FR) and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), and to solicit public

There will be virtual meetings on Wednesday, February 1 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday, February 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join virtually at: https://usace1.webex. com/meet/bryce.w.wisemiller or by phone: +1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free, Access code: 1995 71 9950

An in-person meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rockaway YMCA (207 Beach 73rd Street).

As a reminder, public comments on the Study are being accepted through March 7 and can be sent to: nynjharbor.tribstudy@usace. army.mil

City Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers 1931 Mott Avenue, Suite 410 Far Rockaway, NY 11691 • 718-471-7014

City Councilwoman Joann Ariola 114-12 Beach Channel Drive, suite #1 Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Email: joannariola32@gmail.com 718-318-6411

State Senator James Sanders Jr. 1931 Mott Avenue – Suite 305 Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Email: sanders@nysenate.gov 718-327-7017

Assemblyman Khaleel Anderson 19-31 Mott Avenue, Suite 301 Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Email: Andersonk@nyassembly.gov 718-327-1845

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By Sean McVeigh

Whose idea was it to take over the Rockaway Times in January? Rockaway is an amazing place. January in Rockaway is… interesting. We’re a beach town! And while the beach is beautiful 365 days a year, there is no question that it’s harder to appreciate its beauty in the winter months. Days are shorter, darker, and duller. The Rockaway Times exists because there’s so much going on all over this peninsula but in the dog days of winter, things seem to freeze up a bit.

Don’t get me wrong, there are still few places I would rather be. I mean, doesn’t everyone feel this way? January can’t be all that great in other places like Arizona or Puerto Rico or San Diego or Aruba or wait…

My fiancé is from Arizona. She is all Rockaway, all the time now, but those first few winters were a shell shock. “Why would anyone