To the Editor:

The March 15 Long Beach Island Board of Education meeting marked the beginning of a process.

Ship Bottom extended an offer to the board, in writing, to purchase the LBI Grade School property. This letter is important because it means we can enter into a real conversation about how we might transfer this significant piece of seaside real estate to the borough of Ship Bottom, which would keep the property in the public domain for community use instead of simply selling it to the highest bidder.

April 13, 2016