As citizens of a financially strapped USA we detest the wasteful plans to destroy the Rockaway Boardwalk and replace it with a costly FEMA funded project which will go on in stages through 2017. We demand that the functioning Boardwalk which is in place be left alone and that the concrete piers which have been tested to have at least 30 years left in a stable state be covered with wood or prefabricated stone slabs by April 2015.
The feedback from people who actually walk these piers confirms that the current plan is just a waste of public funds. I am exhausted by the bureaucratic silence, but the reality of these stable concrete foundations remains our strongest argument.
October 15, 2014
Seeing this kind of momentum is exhausting yet it keeps me moving forward when the obstacles feel insurmountable. I did not imagine we would reach this point but the strength of your resolve proves we are on the right path.
6 Comments
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Jessica Olsen
11 years ago
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We miss our beach boardwalk so much. Please just get it open by 2015 like you said you would.
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Sarah Whitaker
11 years ago
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2017 is way to late. we need this fixed for summer. dont wait another year to get it done.
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Maria Salazar
11 years ago
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This is ridiculous. The boardwalk was the heart of the rockaways and now its just a construction site. open it back up.
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Mike Webb
11 years ago
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it sits there empty and useless now. stop wasting money on these crazy plans and just let us walk on the boardwalk again.
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Dave Mehta
11 years ago
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Ridiculous red tape. The piers are fine just put the wood back on and open it up already!
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Tom Chen
11 years ago
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total waste of cash. why rip it all out when it works fine? fix it quick and save the money.
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As citizens of a financially strapped USA we detest the wasteful plans to destroy the Rockaway Boardwalk and replace it with a costly FEMA funded project which will go on in stages through 2017. We demand that the functioning Boardwalk which is in place be left alone and that the concrete piers which have been tested to have at least 30 years left in a stable state be covered with wood or prefabricated stone slabs by April 2015.
The feedback from people who actually walk these piers confirms that the current plan is just a waste of public funds. I am exhausted by the bureaucratic silence, but the reality of these stable concrete foundations remains our strongest argument.
October 15, 2014
Seeing this kind of momentum is exhausting yet it keeps me moving forward when the obstacles feel insurmountable. I did not imagine we would reach this point but the strength of your resolve proves we are on the right path.
6 Comments
J
Jessica Olsen
11 years ago
Featured
We miss our beach boardwalk so much. Please just get it open by 2015 like you said you would.
S
Sarah Whitaker
11 years ago
Featured
2017 is way to late. we need this fixed for summer. dont wait another year to get it done.
M
Maria Salazar
11 years ago
Featured
This is ridiculous. The boardwalk was the heart of the rockaways and now its just a construction site. open it back up.
M
Mike Webb
11 years ago
Featured
it sits there empty and useless now. stop wasting money on these crazy plans and just let us walk on the boardwalk again.
D
Dave Mehta
11 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous red tape. The piers are fine just put the wood back on and open it up already!
T
Tom Chen
11 years ago
Featured
total waste of cash. why rip it all out when it works fine? fix it quick and save the money.
We miss our beach boardwalk so much. Please just get it open by 2015 like you said you would.