d. Stone Harbor . Widening 8,400 feet of beach by artificial 

 placement of suitable sand to provide a berm width of 50 feet at an 

 elevation of 10 feet above mean low water and periodic nourishment by 

 placement of suitable sand on the beach at appropriate locations. 



e. North Wildwood . Widening 2,700 feet of beach by artifi- 

 cial placement of suitable sand to provide a berm width of 50 feet at 

 an elevation of 10 feet above mean low water and periodic nourishment- 

 by placement of suitable sand on the beach. 



The Board also recommended Federal aid in periodic nourishment of the 

 foregoing localities for a period of 10 years from the year of sub- 

 stantial completion of the initial beach fill. 



The Board further recommended that in lieu of remaining work on 

 the existing projects for Ocean City and Cape May City (Cold Spring 

 Inlet) modified projects be adopted authorizing Federal participation 

 in the following plans of restoration and protection: 



a. Oc'ean City . Artificial placement of suitable sand to 

 provide a beach 300 feet wide between the boardwalk or bulkhead and 

 the mean high water line and 10,100 feet in length between the Atlantic 

 Avenue groin and 15th Street, extension of seven existing groins, and 

 periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand on the restored 

 beach as necessary. 



b. Cape May City . Artificial placement of suitable sand to 

 create a beach 100 to 200 feet wide above mean high water and 12,700 

 feet in length between Wilmington Avenue and a point 3,300 feet west 

 of Windsor Avenue, artificial placement of approximately 300,000 cubic 

 yards of suitable sand on the adjoining shore to the east, construction 

 of three new timber groins and extension of two existing stone groins 

 with the groin construction to be deferred pending demonstration of 

 need, and periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand on the 

 restored beach as necessary. 



The Board also recommended authorization of Federal participation in 

 the costs of the remaining work under the projects in accordance with 

 the provisions of Public Law 826, 84th Congress, including Federal aid 

 in the costs of periodic nourishment of the restored beaches for a 

 period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the 

 initial fill. The Chief of Engineers concurred in the views and 

 recommendations of the Beach Erosion Board. 



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