Ocean City has declared a local state of emergency after a nor’easter eroded much of the island’s beach earlier this month, according to Mayor Jay Gillian.

The Oct. 12-13 storm swept away dunes and caused serious beach erosion from 1st to 13th streets, officials said.

The emergency designation “could be a tool to help our legislators who are fighting to fund a scheduled Army Corps beach replenishment project,” Gillian said Friday in his weekly community update.

Gillian said city officials discussed the erosion on Thursday with U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd Dist.

“We are continuing to explore every available option,” Gillian said.

Gillian said the city also has awarded a professional services contract “to help us get the permits necessary to do some emergency work before the summe

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