Ocean City and Strathmere are still in the middle of getting theirs. The Army Corps of Engineers are completing a $19.5 million project pumping 1.6 million cubic yards of sand onto Ocean City's beaches. Upper Township Mayor Curtis Corson, watching his own town's dune rebuilt from scratch, pointed out that Ocean City has hard structures all along its north end and still deals with erosion. Ocean City (Chris Coleman, Townsquare Media) Ocean CitySo why do we keep doing it? But measured against $24.7 billion and half a million jobs, it starts to look less like a losing fight and more like the cost of staying in business.