FEB 2021.
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
In the days before COVID-19, plans were in the works to create a beachfront park on a sandlot along Beach Terrace. The idea was put on hold until the last Board of Commissioners meeting when Solicitor Michael Affanato said he and Administrator A. Scott Porter met with representatives of two homeowners’ associations to revive the idea of beautifying the borough-owned property.
It was on Dec. 12, 2019 when Shiela Stone of Longport Seaview condominium association and Marge Wilson of Costa Videre luxury townhouse association located a block away, and their landscaping contractor Jamie Lloyd of JW Lloyd Lawncare & Landscaping of Woodbine presented plans for the park, which would be located next to the bulkhead on the 1500-block of Beach Terrace. At the time, each association pledged a $5,000 contribution toward the cost of beautifying the lot into a passive park. They also agreed to raise the remainder of the cost from other Longport contributors.
The borough has since installed curbing and a sidewalk along that stretch of Beach Terrace.
The idea began after the commission discussed using the lot to create additional parking during beach hours. The borough added two handicapped parking spaces on an existing concrete pad near the bulkhead on 16th Avenue, across from Longport Seaview.