Beach badge fees are going up in Barnegat Light next summer, due to a $12,700 decrease in revenue from badge sales from 2023 to 2024.
The borough council introduced an ordinance at the Nov.13 meeting to increase the prices for holiday and seasonal badges by $5. Holiday badges are going up from $37 to $42; full-season badges are going from $45 to $50. The increase serves to offset the cost of running the beach, paying badge checkers, trash collection, policing, etc.
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