Ship Bottom is getting a little help from its friends as part of a shared-services agreement that will see Harvey Cedars and, if necessary, Surf City, police officers back up off-duty borough law enforcement while they perform traffic control duties for an ongoing public roadwork project.

The borough council adopted the shared-services resolution at its Oct. 26 meeting following an explanation from Kathleen Flanagan, borough coordinator and chief financial officer, that three to five officers…