To the Editor:

Regarding the Mill Creek Community Center in Beach Haven West, demolished after damage from Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, this is our understanding of the controversy surrounding its replacement.

After officials reported that the community center could not be restored, actor Alec Baldwin donated $250,000. Then and for the next year, the understanding was that the money would help pay to replace the center. That also was how local newspapers and the governor reported the gift.

April 12, 2017