Menu
34 °F Ocean City, US
March 18, 2025

Going down!

Upper Township ‘will forever be changed’

The Beesley’s Point Development Group has been working to clear the 350-acre former B.L. England Generating Station property to make way for development of a marina, hotel, retail shops, housing and an extensive public nature installment. The BPDG bought the property in November 2021 and began a environmental cleanup of the site, which was home for many years to a coal-fired plant. Controlled Demolition Inc. demolished the plant’s cooling tower Sept. 29, 2022, and has been removing other structures on the site, which is on Great Egg Harbor Bay between Atlantic and Cape May counties. Removal of the smokestack and boiler units was tentatively scheduled for February but was set back until April 21, when only the boilers were taken down. The next step is demolishing the smokestack, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 26. ‘The landscape of Upper Township will forever be changed as Beesley’s Point Development Group announces implosion of the iconic smokestack,” the BPDG said in a statement.

Related articles

Upper Township Business Association Shredding Day set for Saturday, April 13

MARMORA – The annual Shredding Truck Earth Day Event, sponsored by the Upper Township Business Association (UTBA), will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at Foglio’s Flooring Center, 344 S. Shore Road, Marmora.  This is the 10th year for this free event for businesses and residents in the Township of Upper and is […]

Ocean City candidate profile: Michael DeVlieger

Describes himself as available, responsive, experienced and adamantly against wind farms Editor’s note: The Sentinel is running profiles of the candidates for Ocean City Council in the May 14 election. Former councilman Michael DeVlieger and Sean Barnes are running for the remaining term of the at-large position open because of the resignation of long-serving councilwoman […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *