On May 27th, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a letter to the Borough of Deal. The letter stated that ordinance #1239 “is in direct conflict with Item 4 of the State Aid Agreement (SAA) 6072-D-I, the cooperative agreement between the Borough of Deal and the Department of Environmental Protection executed June 4, 2018 (see attached) for participation in the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) beach replenishment project.” The letter also states should the borough “adopt the proposed parking ordinance, the USACE funding for the above project components maybe in jeopardy and DEP funding will be in jeopardy.”
This letter is a massive win for public access on the shore & should deter the Borough of Deal from future restrictive parking measures. Click here to view full text of the letter.