Wildwood Gives the public 24 Minutes when the law requires 48 hours.
On October 14, 2026, Wildwood's commissioners voted on millions of dollars in public business. The public got the agenda 24 minutes before the meeting started. New Jersey law requires 48 hours. The proof is on the city's own website: the agenda file's own timestamp reads 4:36 PM, for a meeting that began at 5:00 PM.
That is not how government is supposed to work, and people across Cape May County know it. The support for this story did not come only from Wildwood. It came from residents all over the county who have no practical way to watch their own government on the go.
Most people cannot sit in a meeting room at 5 PM on a Wednesday or 10 AM on a Tuesday. They work. They raise families. New Jersey's Sunshine Law was written in 1975, long before the public had the internet or anyone could livestream a meeting. Today, livestreaming a meeting costs almost nothing, and governments right here in our county already do it. Wildwood Crest posts its commission meetings on video. Cape May City livestreams its council meetings on YouTube. If they can do it, every government in Cape May County can.
That is why I am calling on the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners to lead the way:
a. Livestream every county commissioners' meeting, free to watch, and post the recordings afterward.
b. Post every county agenda online at least 48 hours before the meeting.
c. Adopt a resolution calling on every municipality in Cape May County to do the same.
Government that meets in the open has nothing to hide from a camera. Sign this petition if you believe the people of Cape May County should be able to watch their own government work: from home, from work, or wherever their lives actually happen.