The Hamilton Township Committee passed an ordinance imposing a ban on data centers until authorities investigate the matter further. During its meeting late last month, the committee attempted to endorse the resolution, but it postponed a vote after the Planning Board reviewed the plan and voiced concerns about the terminology describing data centers. According to Mayor Carl Pitale, township officials will investigate data centers over the next few months and draft an ordinance that will withstand legal challenges. By the end of the year, he said, the committee intends to have a new ordinance ready.
Beach Replenishment
A $19.5 million project is rebuilding Ocean City's north-end beaches using 1.6 million cubic yards of sand. According to city officials, the project started on Tuesday with the goal of rebuilding degraded beaches and protecting coastal properties from erosion and storm damage. The summer beach replenishment project, which intends to rebuild the shoreline from Seaspray Beach to 12th Street, was given to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in June.
SHIELD Task Force
The Cape May County SHIELD Task Force, which carried out its first traffic safety enforcement operation on Monday is taking the credit for safer roads according to county officials. According to a news release from the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, the operation led to 93 car stops and one arrest for drunk driving. Roads with historically high rates of fatal and major crashes are identified using crash data by the county-wide SHIELD (Safety on Highways through Intensive Enforcement & Law Enforcement Deployment) Task Force.
CRDA Approves Dollars For Tourism District Policing Unit
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) Board has approved a $2 million intergovernmental agreement with the City of Atlantic City to fund the 2026 Tourism District Policing Unit (TDPU), in partnership with the Atlantic City Police Department. The $6.3 million initiative, funded through a partnership between the City of Atlantic City at $4.3 million and CRDA at $2 million, will deploy a dedicated unit from May 1 through October 31, 2026, covering peak tourism season. The designated TDPU includes 20 dedicated officers during May, June, September, and October, with an expanded deployment of 32 officers during the peak months of July and August. It will operate seven days a week from 7 AM to 3 AM using patrol vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and bicycle patrols.
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