Long Beach Township homeowners and business owners are advised to keep an eye on the mail, as the municipality has recently sent out new disaster reentry placards, to be used to return to Long Beach Island following an emergency evacuation.

Passes were last issued in 2015, and are valid for five years. The new cards will be effective until 2025.

As the township police emphasize to property owners, “Do not come into the police department looking to pick (the placards) up.