, ▁called ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁terra ce ▁platforms ▁made ▁of ▁various ▁beach ▁de br is , ▁not ably ▁re eds ; ▁the ▁practice ▁( al ong ▁with ▁further ▁strength ening ▁of ▁the ▁rocks ▁at ▁the ▁bl uff ▁toe ) ▁appeared ▁to ▁stem ▁the ▁er os ion . ▁She ▁pat ented ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁about ▁it ▁titled ▁" How ▁to ▁Hold ▁up ▁a ▁Bank ". ▁Greg ▁Don oh ue , ▁a ▁Mont au k ▁land sc aper , ▁worked ▁with ▁Giorg ina ▁Re id ▁at ▁the ▁Point ▁and ▁kept ▁the ▁project ▁moving ▁forward ▁after ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁With ▁support ▁from ▁various ▁sources , ▁including ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁E ros ion ▁Control ▁Project ▁of ▁Mont au k ▁Point ▁was ▁successfully ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁rec urrence ▁of ▁the ▁er os ion ▁threat ▁in ▁en su ing ▁years ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁further ▁action : ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ' ▁plan ▁to ▁build ▁another ▁se aw all ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁sur f ing ▁group , ▁who ▁cont ended ▁that ▁a ▁se aw all ▁would ▁ru in ▁the ▁nearby ▁world - ren owned ▁sur f ▁break . ▁They ▁proposed ▁moving ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁shore , ▁as ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁Cape ▁H atter as ▁L ighth ouse . ▁Comp lic ating ▁such