And a major beach replenishment project for the Wildwoods has collapsed after years of planning because two towns refused to share their sand.

The plan, led by the Army Corps of Engineers, would have moved the sand from the wide beaches of Wildwood and Wildwood Crest to rebuild the badly eroded shoreline in North Wildwood.

But both communities pulled their support, saying the project risked damaging their dunes and changing natural wave patterns.

The State Department of Environmental Protection has officially suspended the project and says those federal funds will be redirected elsewhere.

DEP Commissioner Sean LaTourette called it an impasse after years of costly work and failed negotiations.

North Wildwoods mayor is blasting the decision and is threatening legal action but officials in Wildwood Crest argue the plan wasn't sustainable and could have caused new problems to existing dunes.

It's another setback for the shore, which this year didn't receive new federal funding for beach replenishment projects.

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