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No Police '(FromPigei) of the main arteries between populous Lower Township fend the popular Cape May beachfront. When Morrell refused to respond:to the call from the Cape May police dispatcher, Mayor Jack Vasser arrived on the scene to await the arrival of a State Policeman and to free the Cape May policeman who initially responded. At least one person was taken to the hospital by the rescue squad. The Public Safety Commissioner has since refused to respond to a neighborhood dispute, and he told the Herald yesterday that neighbors are gbing to have to learn to deal with their own problems. This means, he explained, they’ll have to> sign out their own noise complaints against a neighbor instead of having the police do it for them. MORRELL ' ALSO believes there are many people in the borough who are perfectly happy without a police depart- . ment. “A lot of people down here would just as soon not want the service,” he said,* adding: "But they are the first tocall when there is a problem." One, of Morrell’s big concerns is that the people might come to rely upon the State Police. "I don’t want to see us get too comfortable,” he said, warning that the response time of the State Police, which was only a matter of minutes last Friday, will certainly grow longer as the summer approaches. The State Police are dispatched from the Port Norris Barracks in Cumberland County, 45 miles away. The borough and the Port Norris Barracks have an informal understanding. Morrell has written for formal protection to the State Police headquarters in Trenton but as of yesterday hadn’t received

a reply.

MORRELL ISN’T happy that his fellow residents voted down going over the cap limits to keep the force. Based upon the normal tax assessment here (most properties are valued at $20,000 or less, he said), the difference between having a police department and notisSOcentsamonth. Morrell has also pointed out that it could, ironically, end up costing the borough almost as much not to have

a police force as to have one This, he explained, because of the way the borough pays into the state Unemplovment Compensation fund. Instead of taking so much each week out of an employee's pay, ,the borough opted to pay into the fund only after an employee becomes eligible for unemployment. ’’I’M TALKING potentially," the commissioner emphasized, "but it would seem to me If every member of the department collects, we’ll t* paying out as much in unemployment benefits as it costs to run the department. We don’t have the stutotantial amount of money to pay unemployment benefits, and if forced to overdraw that (unemployment) account, it could cost as much as to provide the police service.” According to Morrell, It wouldn’t be until next . January that the borough is in the position to reinstate the department. That, because this year’s budget difficulty arose because of an overexpenditure in last year’s budget. An earlier solution might be relief from the state, but Morrell said he isn’t even certain how to go about the process of seeking such aid, adding: "The people in Trenton don’t want to see us bend the law.” IN THE meantime, Morrell is looking for the State Police to become more familiar with this community. "The State Police are obviously going to be visible because they have to learn the community," he said.

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But he emphasized that when their sumiper workload goes up. "I suspect their response time will be a lot longer." Cautioned the Public Safety Commissioner: "I see a lot of problems this summer."

Cape Region (From Page 1 > if; it were^dufllenged and that it.appears inevitable thpt It will be challenged. "But Since this matter has been delayed a long time. I urge you to move ahead and accept the EPA grant The size of the facilitieg will not change The location of the plant will not change. You can be designing the system while the court decides the

issue."

VINQI REAFFIRMED his concern for the municipalities and the service agreements they

have signed.

"We have spent a considerable sum of money," he noted, "to advance the position of the member municipalities and we will certainly be drawn into any litigation, but the pollution problem remains in the

Cape May Region.

"We are not abandoning our beliefs but to be practical, we must design and build this plant. The delay in the region, years, has costus $8 million. At present inflation rates, the project costa in this region are increasing at a rate of $350,000 toJSOO.OOO

each month "

"We must move on," he

said.

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. . (**4/ . t K THE MEN o< the H.Mn, Vnw< SUr Dm took advanUkr o( Dir broulllol iprtnl wrothrr a few day, ago to mead their net,. Thlo waa the acene outatde the storage ahed on Batta La.. j*al aoarth of Die canal. Annual Champagne Fling May 18

Reminder The Herald la puMished on Wednesday. but all community interest news items must reach the newspaper office by the previous Thursday's mail to be considered for publication.

AVALON - The Cape May County l/nit of the American Cancer Society will stage its ninth annual Champagne Fling, 1 to 5 Sunday, May 18, at the Golden Inn. here The event, which raised over $21,000 last year for the local unit, is said to belhe second largest fund raising endeavor in

the state.

Hosts for this year’s gala occasion will again be Mr. and Mrs. Robert Golden who have made available the facilities of the Golden Inn for the past eight years. Dave Roberts, co-host of the popular program AM/Philadelphia, will be master of ceremonies. Music for dancing will be provided by Frank Williams Champagne

and hors d'oeuvrbs will be served throughout the afternoon Highlight of the day will,be a fund raising auction featuring over 80 unusual donated items: A professional model will showcase the latest fashions as well as swimwear; spectacular escape weekends, a cocktail party for 40 and a boat ice maker are some of the times that professional auctioneer Elwood "Tip" Witmenwill pffer , Co-Chairihg the event are Alison Buff. Frances Chapman, and Mary Jo Herr To make donations, buy tickets or for information, call mi33Aor 388 8496

Bridge is Out (From Page l) oriented industrial, foreign trade or specialized fadflty development. "The study also examined the increasingly significant development potantial of recreational boating on the bayshore in the vicinity of Cape May and Lewes," he pointed out. The complete report will be distributed to the governors of the respective states as well as state legislators and the various government agencies which participated in the study. "After the report has been assimilated, ” said Miller, "meetings will be held to determine priorities for the implementation of projects." IN OTHER AUTHORITY MATTERS, Mr. Miller reported that during the month of March there was a 16 percent decrease in vehicular traffic and a 14 percent decrease in passenger traffic on the ferry for the March 1960 and 1979comparison, and that revenues decreased by four percent. For the 12-month comparison ended March 31, vehicular traffic decreased by three percent and passenger traffic by five percent. Revenues for the same period increased almost seven percent. During the same period, traffic on the twin spans maintained by the authority between New Castle, Del. and Salem, N.J. counties decreased about seven percent, Miller reported.

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