The only action taken by Surf City officials in response to a beach litter proposal submitted to them digitally more than a year ago by Alliance for a Living Ocean was to acknowledge their electronic receipt of the plan, saying it would be considered.

“No further action was taken nor was a positive response given to Alliance for a Living Ocean,” officials said, adding, “The assertion of well documented beach litter is based upon a few Facebook posting of household trash, illegally left at the…