Tomecek said the area saw 7 inches in three hours the day the stormwater berm broke. “It busted through that berm, and it did cause some damage to at least one person's property,” Tomecek said.

The berm came at no cost to the Dalys, according to Bill Novack, director of the city’s TED Department. From the street, the new addition looks like a small but relatively steep hill lined with ...

While the berm is all that stands between the village of about 250 people and the salt-water waves, there are some areas that need more protection from erosion than others.