The mayor said the state is more concerned with following the rule book than dealing with climate change threats.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023, 3:52 p.m.A steel bulkhead was built around North Wildwood's beach patrol headquarters following the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia.The years long back-and-forth involving North Wildwood, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, millions of cubic yards of sand and an ever-eroding beach may one day come to a close.
Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood, said Monday afternoon that the city’s CAFRA application for beach work between 13th and 16th Avenues — including a bulkhead — has been batted back several times since first submitted to the NJDEP in 2020. The latest chapter of the saga for the Cape May County city includes waiting for a federal U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that’s not expected to start construction until 2025 while current storms are chewing away at the coast.
with the state after it took matters into its own hands by building a different section of steel bulkhead near 3rd Avenue.the state later levied against North Wildwood — for past unauthorized beach replenishment work and pier renovations — has since been folded into the counter lawsuit for what the city argues has been retaliation, the city’s attorney said earlier this year.
And yet, Rosenello — while deferring specifics to the state — said Monday that he hasn’t been presented with more details on back passing techniques that would be affordable to his city.
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