The DEP announced Monday it will spend $3.7 million for scientific research projects being undertaken to ensure ecologically responsible development of offshore wind energy, according to a statement from DEP commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Christine Guhl-Sadovy.
The DEP announced Monday it will spend $3.7 million for scientific research projects being undertaken to ensure ecologically responsible development of offshore wind energy, according to a statement from DEP commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Christine Guhl-Sadovy.
Citing safety concerns, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday rejected a proposal for a cannabis dispensary in the former Los Amigos restaurant. It was the first of dozens of cannabis business proposals to be rejected.
Lack of funds and a long approval process have delayed the expansion of Atlantic City’s cannabis industry, even as fresh doubts arise. Some businesses have run out of money well short of opening, officials say. With yet another cannabis dispensary on the agenda, weed was again a hot topic for the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday.
The highest bid at an auction of a former strip club near Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall fell far short of the minimum price late last year. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority rejected all bids, and is now faced with figuring out what to do with the building, for which it spent more than $1 million a few years ago.