Good morning. I want to provide a brief update on the progress of our Community Center project. Right now, the building remains on schedule to be completed by next Fall. As anyone knows who has been by the project site, the building has risen out of the ground with installation of the precast concrete columns and first floor planking. Within the next month we should see structural steel being erected for the building. The contractor has provided us with a detailed schedule that indicates all components of the building construction, which allows us to monitor their progress. The schedule for construction literally provides hundreds of details for the anticipated schedule of submittals, review, approval, fabrication, delivery, and construction of every building component. The schedule has the building’s roofing system being installed this winter, which will allow the contractor to work on the interior next spring into the summer of 2025, to achieve the fall completion date. We receive daily reports and photographic documentation of all building progress; and so far, we’ve been very pleased with the professionalism and performance of the contractor, Ernest Bock and Sons.

On another note, since late last week, we’ve experienced extremely high tides due to a combination of the weather system and astronomical conditions.

In addition to the flooding we’ve experienced on our streets and properties, the beaches suffered some erosion. However, based on our review of conditions up and down the shoreline, we were fortunate that the newly replenished areas of the beach held up fairly well. Of course, we have a long way to go through this fall and winter, but for now, the beach is in good shape.

As always, please remember we are one Sea Isle City, and together we’ll be stronger than ever.

Mayor Leonard C. Desiderio