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Wealthy Jersey Shore town tries to sell beachfront lot. Not so fast, state says. Updated Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 19, 2021 The Borough of Deal wants to sell a .17-acre parcel at the end of Roosevelt Avenue for $1 million to the adjacent homeowner, two years after trying to sell another beachfront parcel to another property owner, on Neptune Avenue. Beach access advocates have fought both proposals.Google Facebook Share Echoing a similar beach access controversy that’s still unresolved, a proposal by the Borough of Deal to sell a quarter-acre lot to an adjacent property owner for $1 million has drawn objections from the state Department of Environmental Protection and waterfront activists who say the proposal violates rules governing public access to the sand and surf. ....