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Wildwood Crest commissioners signal intent to withdraw from state/Army Corps dune project over beach-shrinking concerns
Summary
After reviewing 95% plans, Wildwood Crest commissioners said the proposed state/Army Corps dune and beach project could narrow the borough's beach by removing sand from offshore borrow areas; commissioners signaled they will place a formal resolution to withdraw from the state aid agreement on the next meeting agenda.
Wildwood Crest commissioners said they are preparing a formal resolution to withdraw from a state-funded dune and beach renourishment project after an engineering review suggested the plan would reduce the borough's existing beach width.
The concern centered on borrow areas A and B in the proposed plan, which local engineers and commissioners said would remove sand offshore and "substantially shrink" the borough's beach in places where it is now 1,000 to 1,500 feet wide. Engineer Mark DeBlasio told the commission the municipality has roughly $1.1 million available from a Boardwalk Preservation Fund for…
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