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10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches
3 weeks ago

10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A New Jersey resort community that has lived in fear of being wiped out by the next big storm voted Tuesday to end a decadelong battle with the state over the condition of its beaches and protective sand dunes that involved $42 million worth of fines and litigation. The North Wildwood City Council voted to accept …

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More sand is in sight for a Jersey Shore resort town’s deteriorating beaches
3 weeks, 6 days ago

More sand is in sight for a Jersey Shore resort town’s deteriorating beaches

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A decadelong conflict over the condition of a New Jersey resort town’s beaches, involving tens of millions of dollars in litigation and fines, could come to an end soon. Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood, says his town has reached an agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to drop claims on both …

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Most Jersey Shore beaches are in good shape as summer starts, but serious erosion a problem in spots
7 months ago

Most Jersey Shore beaches are in good shape as summer starts, but serious erosion a problem in spots

Associated Press  

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Most of New Jersey’s beaches will start the summer in decent shape after a winter of storms, but significant erosion remains a problem in several spots. Jon Miller, a coastal processes expert at Stevens Institute of Technology, said a series of winter nor’easters caused significant erosion in Atlantic City, where casino officials are begging for an …

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Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that’s losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that’s losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state’s most badly eroded beaches. It could still be another two years before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection begin …

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New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead to protect itself, ruling that no one is in imminent danger. Without careful collaboration with the state including the use of other shore protection methods, “a bulkhead could exacerbate, rather than alleviate conditions during future …

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Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches
11 months ago

Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying -- mostly in vain -- to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever. A recent winter storm destroyed part of the sand dunes in North Wildwood, leaving tiny piles about …

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NJ fines defiant shore town $12M over unapproved beach work
1 year, 10 months ago

NJ fines defiant shore town $12M over unapproved beach work

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — The sandstorm being waged between New Jersey environmental officials and a defiant shore town bolstering its dunes without state permission is intensifying. The state Department of Environmental Protection said Thursday that it has fined North Wildwood over $12 million for past construction actions along its beachfront, including the destruction of vegetated sand dunes and wetlands, as …

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Judge: Defiant NJ beach town can sue for $21M in dune costs
1 year, 10 months ago

Judge: Defiant NJ beach town can sue for $21M in dune costs

Associated Press  

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its dunes that were seriously eroded by a storm can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to recover $21 million it spent bulking up its shoreline, but cannot build a bulkhead to permanently thwart the waves, a judge ruled Wednesday. Superior Court Judge …

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Beach town in sand dunes battle sues New Jersey for $21M
1 year, 11 months ago

Beach town in sand dunes battle sues New Jersey for $21M

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A beach town that is defying New Jersey’s order not to shore up its eroding sand dunes is suing the state for $21 million. North Wildwood is being sued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for defying a state order not to make emergency repairs to the dunes following several storms last fall. “We …

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Sand storm: NJ sues town that fixed eroded beach despite ban
2 years ago

Sand storm: NJ sues town that fixed eroded beach despite ban

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A sand storm at the Jersey shore is escalating. “If the dune collapses, we will install the bulkhead.” In court filings, the state said North Wildwood should not be permitted to get away with brazenly disregarding state laws. “The City of North Wildwood must not be allowed to act in defiance of Department of Environmental Protection …

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Shore town fixed eroded beach despite denial from New Jersey
2 years, 1 month ago

Shore town fixed eroded beach despite denial from New Jersey

Associated Press  

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — When the remnants of Hurricane Ian passed by the Jersey Shore earlier this month, chewing huge chunks out of protective sand dunes, North Wildwood asked New Jersey environmental officials for permission to do an emergency reconstruction of the sand piles. North Wildwood disagreed, and last week it sent bulldozers onto the beach to push huge piles …

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