Ventnor Borrows to Pay For Bigger Beach Dunes? WTF.


The periodic, forced, and so-called ‘re-nourishment’ of Ventnor beaches is being cost-shared by the federal government, NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the taxpayers of Ventnor. That’s according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Shore News Today.

65% percent of the Ventnor dune & beach re-nourishment is bankrolled by the federal government using taxpayer cash. The other 35% comes from Ventnor and a handful of other agencies.

According to Ventnor City Administrator Maria Mento, the Army Corps estimated Ventnor’s direct share of the cost is 8%. That comes to $440,917 that Ventnor Taxpayers will fork-over to make the dunes from Jackson to Buffalo, even higher and wider. You can’t make this stuff up.

A new Ventnor bond ordinance will help pay for the re-nourishment….that quite frankly…..is not needed. Have you seen the SIZE of those already massive dunes in Ventnor?

Ventnor Dune
Really? We need more dune sand here?

Ventnor share of beach re-nourishment comes to $440,917

SPECIAL BONUS FOR VENTNOR TAXPAYERS: The above numbers do not include expenses associated with any additional sand that may be needed during construction.