Ocean City Receives Grant for North End Pump Station

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian updated residents on the latest grant news in his weekly address, posted on the City’s website. The full text can be found below:

Dear Friends:

We received great news that the City was officially awarded the grant for the north end pump station from FEMA in the amount of $4.984M . The preliminary engineering phase of the project is almost complete with the permitting process underway. We are moving toward a 2016 construction project.

In other grant news, we were not awarded funding for the 11th street bulkhead project. However, the City is prepared to move forward with the project, and we will bring a capital request to Council in August for a fall project.

On the south end beach replenishment project, the contractor has pumped 39% of the project (638,589 cubic yards) by volume. The project is still on target for completion by mid-July. The project is currently nearing 51st Street and will continue north to tie in at 48th. The contractor will then flip the pipe and complete 55th to 59th. Construction of dune crossovers and dune fence installation continue behind the pumping project.

I will also ask that you remember to vote for Ocean City in the NJ Sea Grant Consortium’s “Top Ten Beaches” survey. We need everyone to vote to show that Ocean City is the best beach community in all four categories. Voting can be completed through this link: http://njseagrant.org/njsgc-toptenbeaches/

Please take your time driving and biking through town, and please be attentive to pedestrians. I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend in America’s Greatest Family Resort!

Warm regards,

Jay A. Gillian

Mayor