$1 Increase to Daily Beach Badge in Belmar A Possibility
Increase is on the table as a way to fund rebuild after Hurricane Sandy
Facing varied expenses to rebuild the beachfront after Hurricane Sandy, Belmar may consider upping the price of its beach badges. In addition to bonds, debt service and donations, a higher beach badge fee is a possible way to fund projects such as a $6.6 million boardwalk rebuild, Belmar Matt Doherty said. Here's what the mayor and council could consider: Beach badges are part of a separate municipal budget for the beach, and the money can only be used for beach expenses. "Right now our beach utility has no debt whatsoever," Doherty said. In addition to the annual costs of paying lifeguards, raking sand, hiring badge checkers and more, this winter the borough is preparing for the mounting costs of debris removal and boardwalk rebuild after…
Englebert Humperdinck
4:53 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
The boardwalk bid will be less than half of the original estimate, which means that FEMA should pick up the tab, which means the beach goer shouldn't have to....and most importantly.....which means the taxpayer shouldn't have to, and hopefully won't. I'm a taxpayer in Belmar, and I have never paid to sit on sand in this town. What do you get for a $7 daily badge? You have to sit around people who… more ›