Following the passage of a $1.5 million bond ordinance at its meeting last Monday, the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners is moving forward with plans to purchase and remodel the Long Beach Inn, in the Beach Haven Park section of the municipality, as housing for members of the LBT Beach Patrol during the summer season.

“Here’s why we decided to buy a motel,” said township Mayor Joseph Mancini. “We hire 185 lifeguards each year, and by Aug.