will the city known for the best beaches in New Jersey is in a spat with the State Department of Environmental Protection over protecting its beaches according to reports from the Cape May Herald North Wildwood is facing nearly 13 million dollars in fines from the state partially for unauthorized work done on the city-owned beachfront over the last few years some of which includes storm mitigation efforts that are already being challenged in court like construction of Steel and vinyl bulkheads but also for building gazebos on the pier removing vegetation from a dune area to create a playground and other Renovations like adding a new tiki bar restaurant and Stage without approvals according to the dep attorneys for North Wildwood say they plan to appeal and believe the fines are in retaliation for a counter claim the city made in Civil Court asking the dep to pay back expenses the city put out to protect its coastline [Music]