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Resident OPRA figures on beach-patrol building and public-safety spending draw questions at Wildwood Crest meeting
Summary
At the Dec. 4 meeting residents cited OPRA records alleging the Beach Patrol building exceeded its $2 million budget and that public-safety departments spent roughly $14.8 million from Jan. 2022 to Nov. 7, 2024; commissioners responded, noting contract increases and planning details but did not provide a full accounting in the public session.
Residents used the meeting's public-comment period to press commissioners on municipal spending and enforcement.
At the podium, resident Mike Carino said two OPRA requests showed that the Beach Patrol replacement project, originally budgeted at $2,000,000, required multiple change orders and 'the final cost was over $2,200,000.' He also presented an OPRA-based figure he said reflected total public-safety expenses of about $14,800,000 for the period Jan. 2022 through Nov. 7, 2024, which he described as an average of more than $5,000,000 per year and…
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