In acquiring a drainage easement on a portion of land owned by Island Cove Condominiums, Ship Bottom officials tied up one of the last loose ends before Ocean County can finally deliver the next phase of flood improvements in one of the borough’s most water-prone areas: a pump station in the area of West 28th Street and Central Avenue.

The acquisition is for access only to the easement from Island Cover Condominium Association and was approved June 23.