Don't Change New Jersey Beach Access Rules!

No Public Money for Private Beaches!

No Public Money for Private Beaches!

Beach Access is Under Attack in NJ!

Governor Christie’s DEP will soon propose new rules that take a giant step backwards for beach access.

DEP’s proposed beach access rules won’t increase oceanfront beach access, but they will make it easier for inaccessible beach towns to get state beach replenishment money.

If our taxes are going to dredge and dump sand on a beach, we should be able to get to that sand. These rules don’t do that.

The current beach access rules are good. We want the state to leave them alone. The state should distinguish between Atlantic Ocean beach access and access to private marinas, back bays, and waterfront industrial sites. Those rules need adjusting.

These new rules would allow towns to make their own public access plans and the state would have no way to make the towns comply. This will not work. This will not increase access.

1. http://jerseyshore.surfrider.org/campaigns/beach-access/

2. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/poll_most_want_towns_that_rece.html