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VOL. 15 NO. 28

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1980

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Casino Buses Seek to Link AC, Wildwd’s

BECAUSE THE SHOULDER to tampy, m<tt Wcycltau get oi^TThHiigliT!!?

whenever they have a chance along moat county roadways, like Sunset Bivd here

Bikers, Motorists Compete for Rds.

by Michele R. Grottola

Bicyclists attempting to ride along Cape May County’s heavily traveled Sunset Blvd. or Stone Harbor Blvd. take their

lives in'their hands.

"Somebody'is going to get killed" is a frequently uttered statement by observers witnessing the dangerous competition for space taking place .daily between bikers and motorists in the popular

motor lanes.

SAFE BIKEWAYS are obviously needed along both boulevards, and after

"two years” of planning, applications by Cape May County’s Transportation Planning Board are finally being submitted to the NJ. Dept, of Transportation "this month,” reports Robert Bonner, a county transportation planner. Mr. Bonner is optimistic about the plans being accepted but he strongly encourages concerned citizens to "push” state and local legislators toward a "more concentrated effort” where the sorely needed bikeways are

concerned.

Old Homes Center Stage this Weekend

See Preview, Page 39

BOTH BIKEWAY proposals rail under (he classification of being "Class 1 Bikeways." Used exclusively for bicycle traffic, such paths must be a minimum of 8 ft. wide with a 2 ft lateral clearance provided on each side of the path to avoid obstacles such as poles, trees, signs, and fences. Additional provisions must be made to control drainage through proper grading including swales and pipe where it is deemed appropriate. (Page 3 Please)

MOTEL-SPONSORED transportation between the WUdwnods and 'Casino City ’ will get underway this Friday with two trips daily leaving the three Wildwoods at 9 a m. and 6:30

p.m.

According to Patricia Nagel, secretary of the Wildwoods Tourism Committee, as many buses as necessary will be utilized for each trip. The buses will leave from the Crest Pier with stops at the Wildwood Transportation Onfer. Oak and new Jersey Aves., and the North Wildwood Community Center, between 9th and 10th on Central, enroute to Caesars Boardwalk Regency Casino in Altantic City. "THIS SYSTEM is only the beginning in joining the two’sister cities together,” Ms Nagel said. "The nearness of this resort to the casinos will be a big plus not only for our industry. but for the entire economy of the area.” According the Nagel, the Wildwoods boast some 30.000 "'‘first class accommodations, excellent restaurants, and many other local attractions to entertain the vacationer. By adding casino transportation to this already excellent package, we feel we have even more to of-

fer.”

BUS SCHEDUMNf; and reservations may be made through the front desk of participating motels, she said. The 9 a m. buses return at 4:30 p.m.; the 6:30 p.m buses at 1 a m. Cost for the rnundtripis under $4 Joining the casinos with Jersey Cape resorts via transportation was among the ideas advanced by state tourism officials and area businesspeople during meetings in Cape May County earlier this year on ways to complement the vacation package offered by Jersey Cape family resorts and the gambling attraction now giving new vitality to the 'World's

Playground '

ONE OF THE points stressed during these incounty gatherings was the fact that Atlantic City cannot possibly meet the detnand for accommodations because there aren't sufficient hotel-motel units there to cater to the, influx of tourists and vacationers lured by the casinos. The thought behind the direct transportation system is that by providing easy access to Atlantic City casinos, resorts in Cape May County can effectively irtcreade their own accommodations trade with out-of-town gambling.

Pinelands, Dune Plans Opposed By County Units

Featuring structures dating from 1710 to 1900, the 32nd annual Cape May County Old House Tour is this weekend; Saturday’s portion of the twoday tour concentrating on the upper Jersey Cape, Sunday’s in the Greater Cape MayLower Township area. Saturday’s tour will include a bus leaving from Cape May for the upper Cape excursion. Reservations must be in by today (July 9) and may be made by calling the Cape May County Art League, sponsors of the tour, at 884-

8828.

. .ADVANCETOUR tickets for either or both days plong with a list of the 49 buildings are available at the Art League's Carriage House Gallery, on the Physick Estate in Gape

May. Tickets and Information are also available at most of the homes the day of the tour. The tour is 10 to 4 July 12 and 13. except for the Abbey house and the Mainstay Victorian Mansion in Cape May, open 11 to 3 on Saturday; and six church structures on Sunday’s lower Cape tour, which are open from 1 to 4 only. THE oldest structure on Saturday's tour is the CMar House, circa 1710, belonging to Ruth Disher of Deteea Dr., South Dennis. The Round House of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ashton of Lincoln Ave., Cape May Point is the newest house Completed this year, It will be open Sunday Tn addition to several (Pkfe 3 Please)

OCEAN CITY teenager Sazannv Adamczyk, her eyes temporarily closed to camera flashes, poses with Middle Township Police Cpt. Raymond Sanders and her award from the IntoraoUsnaUnvenOe Officers Assn., which met hi Cape May Inst week. See story Page 13 .

COURT HOUSE - Two f^r-reaching state proposals were opposed this past week by three Jersey Cape institutions - as the Board of Freeholders and County Planning Board rejected the Draft Pinelands Management Plan, and the County Chamber of Commerce came out against the Dune and Shorefront Protection Act. In addition, the Chamber Board of Directors supported locally-sponsored legislation which would require the state Div of Taxation to make available state’ sales tax statistical information by county and muhicipal breakdown. The thrust of this legislation is to show how much of the tax revenue is generated on

the Jersey Cape.

ACCORDING TO A Joint freeholder Planning Board stabnnent, in its present form, the Pinelands Plan represents a ''confiscatory zoning ordinance not a reasonable management plan as required by state

and Federal Law.”

State and federal legislation never intended the extension of such strict development controls from the core preservation-area to large portions of the protection area as the plan proposes, the two boards

furthar believe

"THE ADOPTED Cape

May County Com prehensive Plan, 208 Wastewater Management Plan and, with some minor exceptions, local municipal plans are sound and, in our view, adequate to protect the County's environment,’’ the joint statement continued "There is such a wide variance between such county plans and the Pinelands Plan that any attempt at conformity would be absurd "FOR EXAMPLE, it is our estimate that the Pinelands Plan would satisfy only one quarter of the Cape May County housing demand depicted in the Pinelands own report, only 20 per cent of the growth permitted in the County’s Plan, and only 15 per cent of the growth permitted by municipal plans,'" the county governing and planning bodies state. The county Planning Board intends to present the Cofamission with alternative recommendattons with a month or two which will, they say, "achieve basic objectives of pinelands legislation within a reasonable planning perspective." CHAMBER OFFICIALS cites what they called the erosion of home rule and local zoning and planning (Page 3 Please)