A half-cent tax increase was approved to handle added costs for 2020 in Barnegat Light, including current coronavirus issues, and borough council weighed other questions about the return of the busy season amid social distancing, at its May 13 meeting held online.

The 2020 municipal budget of $3,544,186 calls for a half-cent increase in the tax rate, which is a $39.68 increase on the average home, valued at $793,500.