Should we all pay to protect someone else's ocean front home from washing away?
That's a question many people are asking this week as the sea threatens to swallow up at least five water front houses on Plum Island
Last week we showed you dramatic video of one house being knocked down before Mother Nature could take her course
Some Plum Island residents have spent tens of thousands of dollars of their own money to try and thwart the erosion but it may come down to the state and federal government shelling out millions
Some locals are blaming the feds for dropping the ball on maintaining the jetties. But it's not just the ocean front properties who face destruction from erosion, eventually Plum Island center could be underwater too
If you are asking the question, why did they build so close to the water in the first place, check out the interview WBZ's Jim Smith did with one woman who shows just how much the beach has eroded over the decades
So who should pay for it? Should people build so close to the water in the first place? Will we just be throwing money away to try and fix a problem that can never be controlled?
