'It's unethical,' said the mayor of North Wildwood while discussing how the state denied the city's plan to build the flood protection measures.
North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello looks at materials to build a bulkhead, Wednesday, Jan. 04, 2023. New Jersey DEP is suing the city of North Wildwood over plans to build a bulkhead, from 13th to 16th Avenues, to reinforce the sand dunes.Morning trips to the beach in North Wildwood are routine for Mayor Patrick Rosenello, who has lived in the city since 1977.
To better protect residents and homes in North Wildwood — where about 5,000 people live and as many as 40,000 visit each summer — Rosenello said the city plans to build an $800,000 steel bulkhead on the beach near 15th Avenue. Erosion of the dunes near 15th Avenue In North Wildwood, Wednesday, Jan. 04, 2023. New Jersey DEP is suing the city of North Wildwood over plans to build a bulkhead to reinforce sand dunes.Rosenello told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday that another reason the city is countersuing is over how the DEP went about denying the emergency authorization for the new bulkhead’s construction.
Rosenello said while initial plans called for a 400-foot steel bulkhead, based on the deterioration of the sand dune it may be extended to as much as 1,000 feet. “I don’t think I have lived through a January through May period where there weren’t multiple nor’easters so this dune is as good as gone,” the mayor said. “It’s not a question of if this dune is going to fail and flood the city. It’s a question of when.”
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