NJ.com
One of New Jersey’s most popular shore towns may ask residents if they’re willing to pay to get on the beach.
Wildwood is considering a referendum in which voters would be asked whether the city should start charging for beach badges. Wildwood is one of a handful of Jersey shore towns that don’t charge for beach access.
The New Jersey Farm Bureau is advocating that the State Legislature approve the placement of a public question in November to continue New Jersey’s open space program, established in 1981. The bureau, which represents the state’s farming community, strongly supports authorizing the Garden State Preservation Trust bond issue of $600 million over a three-year period, under its current terms.