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Does Mayor Patrick Rosenello regret dedicating nearly $40 million in local taxpayer money since 2011 to protect North Wildwood’s coast amid years of severe erosion? Not exactly. The Jersey Shore mayor’s opinion on replenishment and the need for more beach work during the town’s decades-long battle against Mother Nature has been well-documented. But there is one thing he’s thought twice about — especially now that the state recently has agreed to foot most of the bill for a fix much larger than the 1.7-square mile town could have handled on its own. And that fix is still just a temporary one un…

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