The boardwalk pathways to the beach on multiple streets in Barnegat Light were the source of discord at the Jan. 10 borough council meeting, where residents expressed a desire to form a committee to protect the vegetation that lines the shoulders of those pathways.

DUNE BUGGER: Certain streets in the borough have had their boardwalk paths landscaped – too much for some residents’ tastes. The question of best practices along the ‘shoulders’ could be taken up by an informal committee. (Photo by Ryan Morrill)

James Murtaugh of West Fifth Street had submitted a note for Councilwoman Dorothy “Dottie” Reynolds to read into the record on his behalf because he was at home with COVID-19.