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| Listings and links to recent Fire Island Association ( FIA )
White Papers, Position Papers, and Memorandum. Comments on any of these
are welcome. Send to
info@fireislandassn.org. |
| A strong barrier island is needed to protect Long Island’s south
shore from the extra flooding that would result from breaching or
serious overwash. |
| NWF Plays Fast and Loose With
Facts About the Shore -- The National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
recently published a list of the "Top Twenty-five Environmentally
Harmful and Financially Wasteful Corps Projects". #10
is the FIIP. The FIA points out unfair or inaccurate statements in
the NWF analysis. Reply to Supt. Dillon -- Comments on assertions made by the Superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore in an article published by Save Our Seashores Inc. in the Fall 1999 issue of its newsletter. Fire Island Association White Paper -- Discusses the charge that the FIIP will cause an unusual amount of building in dune areas. Response to Demand for Moratorium -- A legal analysis of why a building moratorium is not an appropriate requirement for the FIIP to go forward. FIA Position Paper on Non-Structural Beach Protection (2/12/2001) The Fire Island Association believes removal of homes is unnecessary, as well as violative of the FINS statute, since well-established methods of beach nourishment can protect existing structures, while newly applicable state law provides adequate assurance that the approved density levels will not be exceeded. Comments on Interior Department FIIP Submission -- Demonstrates that the Department has exceeded its authority in its comments on the Corps' draft EIS.
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