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Mayor delivers State of the City, highlights public safety steps and Shore Road flood fix
Summary
At the Jan. 6 Absecon City Council reorganization meeting, the mayor said the city added six officers, tightened motel and aggressive-begging ordinances, pursued raised crosswalks and completed an interlocal agreement to raise Shore Road to reduce flooding; he credited council and staff for addressing a recent budget shortfall.
The mayor delivered Absecon's 2026 State of the City on Jan. 6, emphasizing public-safety investments, a new county interlocal agreement to raise Shore Road for flood mitigation and steps taken to steady the city's finances. He told attendees the city added six officers this year and will install raised crosswalks and a blinking pedestrian light where a child was struck at Highland and New Jersey Avenue.
The address framed safety as a top priority. "Speeding is an epidemic in this city," the mayor said, announcing additional stop signs and enforcement changes intended to slow traffic. He also…
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