With winter storm season approaching and severe beach erosion threatening homes and public infrastructure, Brigantine officials are moving forward with plans for an estimated $400,000 emergency stone barrier at the northern end of the city's beachfront Promenade. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the proposed project would reinforce an exposed timber bulkhead and a section of badly eroded dunes following September's powerful nor'easter, which stripped away significant amounts of sand along Brigantine's northern shoreline.