Mayors of the Wildwoods Explain Request for Non-Permanent Residents to Remain at Primary Residences During the
COVID-19/Coronavirus Outbreak
North Wildwood/Wildwood/Wildwood Crest/West Wildwood – The mayors of the four municipalities of the Five Mile Island of the Wildwoods are urging non-permanent residents to remain at their primary residences rather than relocate to their homes in North Wildwood, Wildwood, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.
The Five Mile Island of the Wildwoods has always been and will continue to be a welcoming place for people from all over to visit and enjoy our beautiful public beaches, parks, boardwalk, and local businesses, especially in the heat of our tourist/summer season. During the tourist/summer season (typically May through September), our essential municipal public safety departments – police and fire, as well as our hospitals, grocers, and businesses – increase staffing and supplies based on the anticipated increase in population to prepare for the needs of our vacationers/non-permanent residents.
However, during the “off-season” (typically October through April), staffing and supplies are significantly lower, based on the needs of our permanent full-time residents. In coherence with Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Orders 103 and 104, most private businesses on the island, including restaurants, are now closed or operating on a limited schedule, with limited supplies.
With many businesses closed and because of concerns of putting a stress on food services, pertinent supplies and the capabilities of our medical system necessary to support the permanent full-time residents of the Wildwoods, we, as the mayors of North Wildwood, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and West Wildwood, are urging non-permanent residents to stay home at their primary residence, rather than relocate to their second homes in the Wildwoods.
