A year ago at this time, Ship Bottom coffers included more than $70,000 in beach badge sales ahead of the summer season. That figure is down by $55,000 this year with the borough collecting $15,000 in beach badge sales roughly one month until Memorial Day weekend, historically the unofficial start of the summer season.
The decrease in beach badge sales is just one example of what LBI officials are up against as they set budgets for the year amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept nonessential…
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