Restoring the bayfront at Shore Avenue Park in Ship Bottom came closer to fruition this week when local, state and federal officials met to discuss a project to prevent further erosion that borough officials have been working toward for years.

On Monday, Mayor William Huelsenbeck and Councilman Joe Valyo, who spearheaded the living shoreline project, met onsite with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S.