The southern tip of Long Beach Island and the northern tip of Brigantine may be separated by water, but officials on both barrier islands are united when it comes to fighting the development of the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project slated to be built about 9 miles off the coast of their Jersey Shore communities.

At its Oct. 18 city council meeting, Brigantine officials agreed 6-1 to enter into a shared service agreement for legal service with Long Beach Township, which is the lead agent in a…