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Wildwood Crest updates: Bayside pump‑station project advances and Washington Avenue grant moves to further review
Summary
Administrator and engineer reported that the Bayside Pump Station project is set to begin work on the southern portion with a contractor timeline and that Washington Avenue and a sanitary‑sewer/roadway I‑Bank application have been identified for further review by state/federal grantors; officials gave cost and reimbursement figures (some figures in the transcript are garbled and are noted as approximate).
Borough officials told the commission that several infrastructure projects have advanced in the grant and pre‑construction phases. Administrator Connie said the Bayside Pump Station work is expected to commence shortly on the southern portion of the project; contractors were issued a notice to proceed on Sept. 9 and have 47 days to complete that portion, while some northern‑end valve work will be delayed because of manufacturing lead times (approximately seven months).
Connie reported that the borough’s FEMA application for the pump‑station project has been identified for further review. The meeting transcript lists project‑cost and reimbursement figures in garbled form; it records a total project cost and a federal reimbursement figure of "9,527 th000" with a local share described approximately as "3 million 2.9". Because the transcript contains unclear numeric transcription here, those figures are presented as reported in the meeting record and should be verified with borough finance or project documents before citation.
Engineer comments repeated progress on the Bayside bulkhead replacement and flood‑mitigation improvements and said two bid openings are scheduled for Oct. 30 (DCA small cities restroom improvements; NJDOT Toledo Avenue reconstruction). The engineer also said the New Jersey I‑Bank sanitary‑sewer and roadway application has identified roadways for a roughly $3 million project that lines up with available grant funds.
Why this matters: If awarded, these grants and projects would fund infrastructure improvements intended to reduce nuisance flooding and support roadway/sewer upgrades; federal and state reimbursement would cover a significant portion of certain projects, reducing the borough's local funding burden.
Follow-up: Borough staff said they will notify commissioners on award letters and next steps once state/federal agencies complete review and obligation of funds. The transcript indicates award cycles may take 18–24 months in some programs.
