PUSH ON TO GET BEACH FUNDING TO $50 MILLION

The call to increase beach replenishment funding to $50 million is being supported by an online petition sponsored by the Jersey Shore Partnership. The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce supports this initiative and asks that all Cape May County residents and businesses sign this petition by visiting capemaycountychamber.com. Beach replenishment funding in the amount of $25 million (annually) began in 1991 after the devastating 1991 “Halloween” storm in order to insure that state and federal funding would be available to protect New Jersey’s 127 miles of coastal shoreline. This effort to increase funding to $50 million recognizes that coastal protection must include back bays, barrier islands, and inland waterways.