To the Editor:

My family has rented every July for over 40 years in Beach Haven. The rental, a 1960s raised ranch home (now vastly improved), is just 1½ blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and a half block to Bay Avenue and the wonderful stores and amusements. We have forged great memories there and plan to go back in September and next July.

Like many, we have seen the change from 1960s Cape Cods to McMansions. There was a point in the 1980-1990 period when we should have bought a house for a whopping $199,000…

August 6, 2020