Ship Bottom Councilman Tom Tallon was the lone naysayer when an annual vote to approve $20,000 in funding for the LBI Shuttle came before the borough council at its monthly meeting.

“Funding for the shuttle is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, federal transit administration, through N.J. Transit,” Tallon said, noting a one-way fare was $5 in 2023. “And there’s ad revenue through the advertisement on the exterior and interior.