[Mike K]

Thanks for sharing and I respect everyone's opinion on this matter.

Is there a negative environmental impact? Yes. How significant? Nobody knows for sure, but I can tell you that in Ocean City where I spend every summer we've had many replenishments. Might take a few months but the fish come back. Last summer we had the best run of Kingfish in years. Yes, there not Stripers but show me where in the Northeast they're still slamming the Stripers in the surf.

As for welfare for the rich, maybe, but you should first come to the Atlantic City, Ocean City or Wildwood beach in the summer and see all the "millionaires" (yes, even Wildwood has had beach replenishment). :-)

As for tax dollars - I'd rather spend them here than give them to the Ethanol industry. I'm just saying.

PS Some people forget that after Sandy, there was NO beach in many of our towns.