North Wildwood was fined over $12 million for past construction actions along its beachfront, including destruction of vegetated sand dunes and wetlands, as well as unauthorized construction of a bulkhead and beachfront amenities like showers and walkways
The fines come as the city and the Department of Environmental Protection are fighting in court over more recent emergency repairs North Wildwood made to its beachfront following a significant storm in October — despite a warning from the state not to do so.
The state declined comment, citing the pending litigation. But it did release copies of three violation notices issued between Jan. 11 and 24 assessing fines for various infractions of state laws and regulations totaling over $12 million. It used the same argument in October to make emergency repairs to its dunes two blocks from the earlier work, defying a state prohibition on such work. The state warned that doing the work the city wanted to do — and eventually did — could further damage the beachfront and damage or destroy critical wildlife habitat and coastal ecosystems.At issue is the lack of a beach replenishment program that virtually the entire rest of the Jersey Shore has received over the past decade.
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