Ship Bottom officials are hoping inclusion of its resiliency needs into the Ocean County Hazard Mitigation Plan will boost their chances of securing funds.

“It’s not just the town asking for money, but it’s the county, saying, ‘We’ve designated these areas in your town that we want to be fixed up,’” Councilman Joe Valyo said. “Maybe, with a little bit of the grant money that is out there, which is really not flowing too well right now, we could have a little bit more backing so we could get a…