Courts begin to weigh in on barrier dune construction
2/25/2015 | Real Estate Blog
Towns along the Jersey Shore are still arguing with Gov. Chris Christie, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers about the proposed — or, to some, mandated — construction of barrier dunes along the beaches, on land owned by the town or, in some cases, individuals. The dunes would protect the beaches and beachfront communities from extensive damage from a major storm. Over the past couple of years, the project has struggled to overcome […]
Thinking small can make a big difference with stormwater runoff
2/20/2015 | Real Estate Blog
The Delaware Riverkeeper and Friends to Preserve Radnor co-hosted a meeting recently that featured a hydrologist from a private environmental consulting firm. The two organizations are committed to protecting the river and maintaining thriving communities in the watershed..
Stormwater runoff is just too much of a good thing
2/17/2015 | Real Estate Blog
We have a friend in Baltimore who deals with water quality issues in the Chesapeake Bay. The bay has been plagued by algae blooms and dead zones for years. Neither the Delaware River nor Delaware Bay are in the same state of crisis as the Chesapeake Bay, but Philadelphia and surrounds face the same problems that got our “sister bay” to this point.
Look up in the sky! It’s sleet! It’s snow! It’s potential hazmat!
2/11/2015 | Real Estate Blog
The East Coast is having an interesting weather year. Philadelphia has mostly seen the “wintry mix” that proves so deadly on the roads, but we have seen more precipitation than usual. According to the National Climate Data Center, the city has logged 5.5 inches of precipitation since the first of the year, a notable increase from the usual 3.8 inches.
Long-term care planning and Medicaid planning
2/9/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog
We’ve spoken before on this blog about the importance of long-term care insurance as an adjunct to estate planning. As we noted before, most of us will require long-term care at some point in our lives. So, given that long-term care planning is an important task for all of us, especially for those in retirement, what types of strategies are we talking about in long-term care planning? Long-term care insurance, as some readers may know, has been a popular option […]
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