No action taken after N.J. warns Ocean Grove about blocking access to beaches on Sundays

The decision to block beach access on Sunday mornings has sparked debate in the Jersey Shore resort town.

The state Department of Environmental Protection sent the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association — the group that oversees access to the beach from the boardwalk in the Monmouth County resort town — a letter Aug. 10 objecting to the use of chain and pad lock barriers barring beach access.

No enforcement action has been taken by state officials since they sent the warning letter, spokesperson Caryn Shinske said Wednesday. Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association officials said limiting beach access on Sunday mornings improves the “religious and secular” quality of life along its boardwalk.. The beach remained blocked with chains slung across the entrances and a sign saying the beach was closed — “An Ocean Grove Tradition.”The dispute over Sunday beach access is the latest in a series of controversies involving the Camp Meeting Association and some Ocean Grove residents.

The boardwalk and pier remain open, and the beach is still accessible by walking along the sand either north from Bradley Beach or south from Asbury Park.

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