County hears Open Space request for Sunset Beach WWII fire control tower restoration

Jul 28, 2026

Will Hanson presented a county Open Space Historic Preservation application from Cape May MAC seeking roughly $172,626 in county funds for preservation work on the Sunset Beach World War II Fire Control Tower; the project budget is estimated at $345,000 and requires a matching state grant.

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Will Hanson, Director of the County Planning Department, presented an Open Space Historic Preservation funding application from Cape May MAC for the World War II Fire Control Tower at Sunset Beach. Hanson said the tower "qualifies for funding because it is listed on both the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" and provided a slideshow overview of the site's location, historical significance and the proposed preservation work.

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