Jersey Shore Revenues Down 40 Percent In Spite Of Pricey Ad Campaign

Jersey Shore Revenues Down 40 Percent In Spite Of Pricey Ad Campaign

Towns In Monmouth And Ocean Counties Lost Millions In Summer After Sandy
August 30, 2013 6:44 PM

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Jersey Shore communities issued a dire progress report on the last weekend of the summer. Some towns announced that they had lost millions of dollars in beach revenue in 2013 despite a massive summer ad campaign.

Sandy’s wrath was still visible in Mantaloking on Friday. Mounds of debris sat where homes once stood hundreds of yards away from beach goers enjoying the the water, CBS 2′s Christine Sloan reported.

Almost all of the 520 homes in Mantaloking were destroyed by Sandy. Fifty-six are gone, another 50 were knocked down.

“This is an amazing undertaking. Phenomenal. Although difficult to watch,” Denise Boughton said.

Officials said that the work was far from over.

“We still have three to four bulldozers working on a regular basis,” Office of Emergency Management spokesman Chris Niebling said.

Little damage remains in Seaside Heights where the boardwalk has already been rebuilt. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared in Seaside over Labor Day Weekend to promote the shore and greet fans, but he was also confronted by residents who still need help.

“We need help in Ortley Beach. I wish you would go. It’s the next town over,” one person said.

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