The long-awaited meeting among Cedar Bonnet Island residents, Stafford Township officials and representatives from the state Department of Transportation regarding a safe way to access new sidewalks on the north side of the rehabilitated old Causeway for residents living on the south side of the sedge island was productive, even if the final solution remains elusive.

During the Feb. 6 meeting, transportation officials explained the state agency was in the process of exploring options that would…