The State Department of Environmental Protection is using eminent domain condemnation proceedings to acquire land for a protective sand dune project along most of the state's 127-mile coast.
Private beach operators filed a lawsuit over fears that the state would take it a step further and seize their business as a part of the storm protection project.
A state judge rejected claims by people on Risden Beach and Bay Head's, saying the state has made no moves to take over the beaches.
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