Developer Christopher Vernon reached another step in his quest to build a hotel at the Morrison’s restaurant site in Beach Haven as the borough council approved a developer’s agreement at its meeting Oct. 15. The meeting was held atSurflight Theatre to accommodatethe large crowdthat nearly filled up the facility.

Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis and council members Charles Maschal and Tom Lynch voted in favor, while Dan Allen and Jaime Baumiller were against it.