Christmas arrived early in Surf City this year with the Ocean County Board of Commissioners acting as Santa Claus and earmarking nearly $4 million for the design and installation of drainage and road restoration in town.

Councilwoman Jacqueline Siciliano, who chairs the borough’s streets and roads committee, announced the news at the borough council’s Nov. 13 meeting, saying $3,929,026 from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act was designated for work on the 300 blocks of South First, Second and…