Feud in the Wildwoods: Beach battle costs Shore millions in federal funds Dan Alexander Published: November 7, 2025 Erosion at Jacqueline Ave in Holgate on Aug. 22, 2025 (NJ Department of Environmental Protection)

🌊 A disagreement has killed a federal beach replenishment plan in the Wildwoods

🌊The towns clashed over where to get sand for the project

🌊U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew says he already has a new plan allowing the work to continue

A lack of cooperation between two of the three communities that make up the Wildwoods has cost it federal funding for beach replenishment, but one federal lawmaker is optimistic he has already found a workaround.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, in a letter to the mayors of Wildwood, North Wildwood, Wildwood

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