Daily News | North Wildwood sues N.J. for $21M over beach dune fight and acknowledges impact of climate change
North Wildwood is suing New Jersey for $21 million, saying that’s how much it has spent fighting beach erosion the past decade because the state Department of Environmental Protection hasn’t been doing its job.
“They haven’t done their job,” Mayor Patrick Rosenello said of the DEP. “It’s cost us a lot of money. And we’re asking the courts now to intervene.”Caryn Shinske, a spokeswoman for the DEP, said Thursday that the agency did not comment on pending litigation.For its part, North Wildwood acknowledged climate change as a factor in what it now faces.
A temporary dune project the town undertook earlier this year was partly destroyed by another storm weeks before Memorial Day. Then, the remnants of Hurricane Ian struck in October, causing cliffs to form on dunes that were eaten away. North Wildwood spent millions alone in 2022 trying to keep its beaches intact.
Having had enough of what it said was continued defiance, the DEP sued seeking to stop installation of the bulkhead.
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