By TOM SHORTELL
Local officials announced their opposition to a Coast Guard proposal that would reduce operations at the Shark River Coast Guard Station in Avon to the summer months.
The proposal would close the station, located at 125 Washington Ave. in Avon from October to the week before Memorial Day. It is the result of a 10-year study by the Coast Guard on how to best utilize its resources, said Lt. Gene Maeseas.
If you look at the responsibilities of Station Sandy Hook (17 miles away) and Station Manasquan (5.5 miles away), you see they overlap with Station Shark Rivers, Maeseas said.
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