Residents press council on offshore wind, possible blade debris and beach renourishment; Army Corps update provided

Several residents used the public‑comment portion of Tuesday’s Long Beach council meeting to press officials on offshore wind projects and ongoing coastal work.

Jen Sarafin told the council she attended a Town of Hempstead meeting about moratoria and said activists want to prevent projects such as Propel New York and similar proposals from advancing. Sarafin warned that turbine blades from projects built offshore could wash up on Long Beach beaches and said residents were preparing a cost‑analysis letter for council sign‑on.

Later in the public‑comment period Mike Deloria asked for an itemized accounting of legal fees the city has incurred on multiple cases; Controller Ina Resnick and Corporation Counsel Frank DeCranis (who was present) said staff would provide a breakdown. Resnick also summarized mortgage‑recording tax revenues for recent years and outlined assumptions used to forecast additional revenue from a proposed 'super block' development. DPW staff and engineering representatives said the Army Corps recently inspected the coastline and that beach renourishment design is in progress; they expect further meetings to set construction timing and noted some groin rehabilitation is anticipated.

Quotes: "We're still going with that... we're hoping that everything is gonna come to a stop January 20th, but there's no guarantees," said Jen Sarafin about off‑island project timelines.

Next steps: staff said they will provide Deloria an itemized breakdown of legal costs and will continue to work with the Army Corps on design and scheduling for beach renourishment.