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THURSDAY, MARCH 1,1979

Letters To The Editor

Advocates Architectural Controls For Avalon To The Editor: pearance of new additions and

I like to think Avalon is a first rate seashore resort and the nature of future commercial development converns me. The recent park meter fiasco was a very real example of what can happen when bad ideas pass through the legislative channels and become stark reality. Very often, people complain when its too late and often nothing

can be done.

At present, Avalon can attract many new businesses and as Dune Drive is further developed, only building and robing codtes need be followed. The design and basic ap-

pearance of new additions and structures is completely unmonitered and the result has been a haphazard collection of conflicting styles and vir-

-iually no continuity.

Most new towns and many resort towns do have requirements regarding design and appearance in order to maintain the character and integrity of that particular area. It is, after all, the town’s appearance that becomes a vital resource in attracting people to a resort

area.

While Avalon may not be a monument to Victorian Architecture, like Cape May, it is a seashore town with a lot of history and a certain character of its own. The town deserves something better than the monolithic bombshelter addition adjoining the beautiful old Avalon Hotel, and Dune Orive continually

To The Editor:

The members of the Rio Grande Fire Company would like

'to thank all who assisted them on .. .

Monday, February 19,1?79, while UWW* nc ^ additions and attempting to reach a home off of ' l ™ c,u r“, J hal cla8h wilh

Fulling Mill Road-which was on thdr neighbors

fire. To all of those men On foot or ™ in *,.1*™“' ^ in vehicles that stopped and tried ,,lt , urc 18 " valon . "" d to dig out the Fire Tracks, we say • anlcss ac hon 18 laken Thank You. We would also like to to Preserve what we have,

thin) han

ings can really get out of md. Avalon will continue to

Thank You. We would also like to thank the Ladies Auxiliary or our

fire company for providing the nano nva, °" w ! ,l ,“ nlln “ evening nwal for our men and all « row commercially and

the others that stayed at the fire

house.

During the storm the Fire House had about 150 persons come either to seek shelter or to be given coffee or food. The members ofthecompany manned the Fire House for over 48 hours

architectural review procedure is justified now

more than ever. Charles Ballinger

B.A. — City Planning —

N.Y.U.

35 W. 10th St.

Avalon

wt,L a ^r 'ETt/Tr Avalon

medicine to any who asked. Again we say thanks^o all who

helped. ADVICE FOR GALOSHES Most people, during the present weather, have a hard time getting their boots, galoshes, and Totes over their shoes. Here is the solution, Take one of the plastic bags you get from the Super Market to take home frozen foods, place it over your shoe and leave the ba&on your shoe. You will find you will have no trouble slipping the overshoe on. It also help to keep your feet warm - when you take the overshoe off you will find it comes off easily. I'm sure this will help a lot oi people Catherine Borella Cape May NJ

Emergency Crews To the Editor: I wish to take this opportunit to thank Commissioner Owen Quinn and his snow-removal crew for a job well done. But more especially for their thoughtfulness and consideration in plowing behind cars so that they could be easily shoveled out. A second accolade to Supt. David Carreck, his Assistant, John O’Donna Id and their outstanding Water Dept, crew for coming to our rescue within 10 minutes after we called at 8 a.m. Monday, February 26th. They pumped out over one foot of water from our basement which was threatening our oil burner. Who ‘'sez’’ it doesn’t pay to live

in Avalon?

A contented Avalon Taxpayer Frank G Stone

168-38th St.

editorial Capital Comments

AiumMy Minority Ijnirr James R. Harley Issues which carry a high degree of sensitivity or emotionalism have a way of preoccupying the Legislature jnore so than politically-charged issues, primarily because those who have the responsibility for deciding between two deepseated and sincerely held beliefs move with some caution to avoid inflaming the controversy. This concept is very much in evidence currently as an Assembly committee struggles over legislation to increase New Jersey's legal drinking age from the current 18 years to either 19, 20 or 21 years. The increase to 19 years has already been approved in the Senate, but the Assembly committee has been conducting hearings and taking testimony from various groups and individuals on the entire matter of teen-age drinking. Both sides - those who support an age increase and those who support the status quo - are armed with a bewildering mass of statistics to bolster their positions, even though the data they offer seems to be directly contrary on the same points. Fof instance, one physician told the committee that at least 200 young people have been killed in auto accidents related to drinking since the age was lowered while a professor involved in alcoholism studies offered statistics which showed that the increase in the incidence of teen-age drinking actually declined in 1974, the year after the legal ag was established at 18 years. Moreover, the committee was given information compiled by the New Jersey State Police, purporting to show that the rate of increase in teenage drunk driving offenses actually slowed down after the age was lowered. The Governor and the Attorney General have both expressed support for the establishment of 19 years as the legal chinking age, arguing that this increase of one year will meet the problem posed by drinking in high schools. This contention was greeted with more than a little skepticism from both sides in the dispute, claiftijng that it was a KUDOS FOR JACK MURPHY Dear Mr. Harms: It has come to my attention through our Executive Director, Mr. Walter Taft and also Mr. Kenneth Holmstrup, Construction Coordinator, that your firm participated in aid to the residents of Ocean City during the severe snow storm which occurred earlier this week. I understand that your Job Superintendent, , 'Mr. Jack Murphy, volunteered to operate your front-end loader during the height of the storm when contacted by Ocean City Police Chief Dominic Longo. The use of this equipment enabled the Atlantic Electric Company, emergency crews, to restore power to many homes in the Ocean Cify area. On behalf of the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, I would like to express our thanks and gratitude for the voluntary aid which yOar firm provided during this emergency and our special thanks to your Superintendent, Mr. Jack Murphy. Very truly yours, Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority John Vinci Chairman

meaningless and largely cosmetic gesture and that it. would not begin to put even a dent • in the problem. A statewide group, including parent-teacher associations, mayors and some law enforcement authorities, are urging the Legislature to restore the drinking age at 21 years, although the group concedes that such action is not likely. As the competing interests attempted to win support from the committee, what developed as something of a compromise emerged — a state-mandated program of teaching in the public schools the dangers of alcohol, drug and tobacco abuse. Instruction, according to the proposal, would begin in the elementary schools and continue on through the high schools. The fact that such a broad proposal is under serious consideration is an indication that the committee may decide not to increase the drinking age at all,

but will opt for the educational program instead The committee heard a strong argument that such educational programs were woefully inadequate and that, in the long run, these programs were the answer to the teen-age' drinking problem, rather than the imposition of an age limit. There is also every indication that it may be several months before the committee takes any action at all and that further public hearing may be scheduled. Whatever the committee eventually decides, it is likely that a great many of the same arguments heard by the committee will be offered when the legislation is debated on the floor of the assembly. If nothing else, though, the entire episode proves clearly, indeed, that rights, once panted by the Legislature, are extraordinarily difficult - if not impossible • to withdraw.

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