The BRICK Times Vol. 22 - No. 19
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September 24, 2022
Rules Tightened On Abandoned Homes
Has Jersey Shore Tourism Returned To Its Pre-Pandemic Status?
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─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn This Shore Acres home at 24 Adair Drive, is on the township’s demolition list, per township Construction Official Daniel F. Newman.
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─Photos by Alyssa Riccardi Even after Labor Day weekend, warm weather brought many people to the Jenkinson’s Boardwalk. By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – With countless sunny days that offered the perfect beach day, the Jersey Shore had quite a successful summer season despite the world
still living through a pandemic. In 2020, many businesses and beaches were closed due to COVID-19. 2021 was the year tourism bou nced back. However, several busi-
nesses in both Ocean and Monmouth counties had issues with staffing shortages. This summer, it truly felt like things were returning back to normal. Now that the summer
season has off icially come to a close, can it be justified to say that Jersey Shore tourism is back to pre-pandemic status? Many officials agreed that this summer (Tourism - See Page 4)
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Properties that are vacant or have been abandoned can lead to a decline in property value, create nuisances, lead to a general decrease in the neighborhood aesthetic, create conditions that invite criminal activity and foster an unsafe and unhealthy environment, officials have said. During the most recent Township Council meeting, the governing body introduced an amendment to an existing ordinance that addresses vacant and abandoned properties in the township. In August 2021, a Superior Court ruling determined that municipalities had a legitimate interest in passing regulations (Homes - See Page 5)
$60 Million Beach Replenishment Project Announced
─Photo by Bob Vosseller The northern portion of the barrier island will be part of a beach replenishment project.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Off icials recently announced plans for an upcoming beach replenishment project from Point Pleasant Beach to Berkeley’s South Seaside Park. The total cost of the project will be approximately $60 million.
The Army Cor ps of Engineers will pay $30 million, with the remaining $30 million paid by the state and municipalities. Locally, towns were responsible for $8 million of the $60 million total, and the county will split that with them. The project is
slated to start in early 2023. “We received a call from the local mayors and they asked us to help,” said John P. Kelly, Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. A meeting was held e a rl ie r t h i s mo nt h with county officials
and municipal leaders from Berkeley, Seaside Park, Seaside Heights, Toms River, Lavallette, Brick, Mantoloking, Bay Head, Point Pleasant Beach and Point Pleasant Borough. Kelly also noted that while Point Pleasant Borough has no (Beach - See Page 9)
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