There are so many problems with beach replenishment--from creating dangerous swimming beaches, impacting marine life, damaging recreational resources important to fishing and surfing, to just plain washing away. The whole process is simply unsustainable. Furthermore, beach replenishment projects in NJ have made certain beach access issues worse and created others. We can't just keep throwing money at more and more sand, without thinking of different solutions.

This is exactly what NJ State bills S1071 and A639 plan to do. Right now $25 million a year goes into the "Shore Protection Fund" from the NJ Realty Transfer Taxes; these bills would double that amount to $50 million yearly.

We welcome efforts to make beach replenishment better and to address the problems mentioned above. We also want to see some of the "Shore Protection Fund" go towards buyouts and relocations of vulnerable properties in hazardous areas.

Please take action and tell your NJ State elected officials and the Governor that you don't support throwing more money and sand at our sea level rise problem! Tell them NO on S1071 and A639.