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Ventnor outlines boardwalk replacement plan and federal-state grant funding; $7.5M must be spent by Dec. 2026
Summary
Officials said boardwalk decking materials have been purchased and that roughly $7.5 million in grant funding must be spent by December 2026; the town plans phased construction beginning September 2025 and is applying for an additional $5 million grant.
City staff and commissioners described progress on the boardwalk replacement project during the March 13 meeting, telling the commission that decking and fasteners have already been procured and that the broader project carries multi-million-dollar grant commitments.
A staff member said materials for decking and fasteners were purchased and quoted a figure of roughly "$1.5 million to $2,000,000" for materials on hand. Commissioners and staff said the overall project has an anticipated budget near $14 million, roughly half of which (about $7,500,000) will come from a federal grant administered through the state; the grant money must be spent by December 2026. The commission authorized staff to pursue an additional $5,000,000 grant application to extend the work further down the boardwalk.
Staff outlined a phased construction schedule beginning in September 2025, pausing in May 2026 and resuming the following September, and emphasized that the town will spend the state/federal grant funds first and then its own funds. Bidding documents for the boardwalk construction were described as forthcoming (expected to be issued for bid in May/June).
