Whether Ship Bottom officials can allocate state aid to help offset the cost of upgrading its construction department is expected to be determined over the next few weeks, according to Kathleen Flanagan, the borough’s chief financial officer. Either way, the cost will be “significant,” she said.

“I have a meeting and a webinar,” Flanagan told the mayor and governing body at November’s council meeting where she brought the issue to light during her caucus meeting comments on the results of the…