NJ Beaches Paid for by All, But No Parking Tactics Keep Outsiders Away
'There is a long and shameful history of beach towns trying to keep people off their sand,' says the executive director of the American Littoral Society
By Wayne Parry •
Updated on May 21, 2021 at 1:43 pm
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What to Know
New Jersey’s wide, federally funded sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across America.
But for decades, local governments in some Jersey Shore towns and elsewhere around the country have used a variety of tactics to keep outsiders off their sand. One of the most effective has been restricting parking near the beach.