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UPPER TOWNSHIP — Pumping has begun to add sand to beaches in the south end of Ocean City, part of a $33.7 million federal contract, but about a mile and a half south, things are looking desperate in the north end of the Strathmere section of Upper Township.
Where there had been steep cliffs eroded into the dunes in the north end of Strathmere, now there are no dunes left there at all, and no beach through most of the tide cycle. Locals and officials say a beach replenishment project set to begin adding sand to Strathmere beaches will arrive just in time.
While the weather stayed fine as Hurricane Lee passed the Jersey coast, those great big waves eroded beaches, including in some areas without much sand to spare.
Township Committee has approved new limits on parking at the foot of the Corson’s Inlet Bridge leading into Strathmere, but covered a fraction of what some in the community expected.
Township Committee has approved new limits on parking at the foot of the Corson’s Inlet Bridge leading into Strathmere, but covered a fraction of what some in the community expected.