10 The Courier sun • DECEMBER 5, 2013 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO A new resiliency project is intended to protect Howard Beach from future storm surges. City Councilmember Eric Ulrich has been certified as the victor for District 32 nearly a month after the election. Gifts, Decor and More! 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Hunter Douglas *Coupon cannot be used on: electrical appliances, previously reduced items, special orders, lay away and previous sales. Any one item in the store. Sale good from Friday to Sunday. Limited 1 coupon per customer. Expires: 12/24/13 *Coupon cannot be used on: electrical appliances, previously reduced items, special orders, lay away and previous sales. Any one item in the store. Sale good from Friday to Sunday. Limited 1 coupon per customer. Expires: 12/24/13 *Coupon cannot be used on: electrical appliances, previously reduced items, special orders, lay away and previous sales. Any one item in the store. Sale good from Friday to Sunday. Limited 1 coupon per customer. Expires: 12/24/13 $50 million to protect HB from storms BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] Howard Beach homes will now be protected, starting at the coast. Spring Creek and Jamaica Bay will undergo a multi-million dollar resiliency project that Governor Andrew Cuomo said will better protect homes and businesses from destructive storms. “Like several other communities located by the water, Howard Beach suffered incredible damage from storm surges during Sandy,” Cuomo said. “To strengthen Howard Beach against future flooding and storms, we are moving forward on a major project that improves the natural infrastructure along Spring Creek and the Jamaica Bay coast, with the approval of federal funding.” About 3,000 homes were damaged during Sandy in the low-lying community. Roughly $50 million will go towards engineering, designing and executing this project, which will cover 150 acres. Excavation, re-contouring and re-vegetation will be implemented by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to create a self-sustaining system of wavedampening barriers intended to reduce storm damage. “Addressing the flooding problem in Howard Beach is long overdue,” said State Senator Joseph Addabbo. “A project like this cannot happen fast enough.” Low and high level vegetated salt marshes, as well as dunes and elevated grasslands will be used to protect the community against future storm surges, similar to the floodwaters experienced during Sandy, and a rise in sea level. About 765,000 cubic yards of material will be dug up across the site and reshaped into an elevated area, and 40,000 cubic yards of sand will be imported and spread across the site. “I am most interested in the timeframe of this major project, since flood mitigation is a serious concern for my constituents, and the scope of this project is to ensure all parts of Howard Beach, inclusive of New and Old Howard, as well as Hamilton Beach,” Addabbo said. Mitigation will be done along the eastern shore of Spring Creek on the north shore of Jamaica Bay. The site is bound by the Belt Parkway to the north and a series of roadways to the southeast, including 78th Street, 161st Avenue, 83rd Street, 165th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard. It comprises the western and southern perimeter of Howard Beach. IT’S OFFICIAL BOE certifies Ulrich victory BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] Nearly a month after voters cast their ballots, City Councilmember Eric Ulrich has been certified by the Board of Elections (BOE) as the official victor in the race for District 32. The Republican beat his opponent, District Leader Lew Simon, with 10,488 votes compared to Simon’s 9,080, a difference of 1,408 votes, according to the BOE certification report. Immediately following the general election on November 5, both candidates declared victory. However, as more votes rolled in, Ulrich was unofficially named the winner by the BOE and various media outlets. Despite this outcome, Simon did not concede and instead wished to wait until all absentee ballots were counted. He did not return requests for comment as of press time. Since Election night, however, Ulrich and his camp believed the number of absentee ballots would not outnumber the difference in votes, and the incumbent’s return to office was ensured. The close race was reminiscent of the 2009 City Council District 32 Special Election in which Ulrich and Simon faced off against each other. At that time, Simon held on but the councilmember came out on top.
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