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AVALON Borough AdminiRtrator Bernard E Grady haa announced the Borough aill Rtrictly enforce the ordinance provision against dogs on the beach and beach accesa paths Citing a rash of recent citir.cn complaints and an apparent increase in the number of dogs being turned loose on the beach, Grady has directed Police Chief .Idseph Foley to take additional enforcement measure* Borough Ordinance provides a $250 maximum fine for allowing dogs on the beach any time, even if no a leash l/wse dogs will be rounded up by the police and turned over to the S P C A , AND THE OWNERS CITED, Grady said Individuals walking dogs on the beach will also

cited by police patrols which are being doubled, according to CWef Foley, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon hours "This obviously is a situation where common courtesy and good sense would dictate that dog owners not walk their animals where people use the same ground in bare feet It also presents a possible serious health problem, particularly to vnung children." said Grady. Two recent instances of young children being bitten by dogs in the borough have also prompted officers to crack down on loose dogs in all parts of the community. Grady n9ted that one recent biting occurred on a child's face by a ".pet" and cautioned parents to keep children away from loose dogs Individuals wishing to report the presence of strays or dogs running on the beach are urged to contact the Police Department at 967-3411.

Internat’l Assn. Gtes 0C Youth

CAPE MAY - A 14-year old Ocean City resident is this year’s recipient of the Joseph G. Phalen Youth Award, a plaque given annually by the International Juvenile Officers Assn for outstanding community service. Suranne Adamczyk, an eighth grader at St. Augustine in Ocean City, received the honor during the association's annual awards banquet at the,.

Golden Eagle here last Wednesday evening. The dinner climaxed the group’s four-day training conference. ACCORDING TO Middle Township Police Cpt. Raymond Saunders, Miss Adamczyk was praised by her teachers and peers as an outstanding citizen, "somebody who’s always doing things for others . " Cpt Saunders, president of the Cape May County

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ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic Electric customers paid $30.6 million in state and local taxes last year through "hidden" Gross Receipts and Franchise tax levies in their electric bills, but starting this month — those taxes won’t be "hidden" anymore. More billing formats for New Jersey utilities now show the amount of state and local taxes that are included in each customer’s bill. The taxes add 13.5 percent to the basic cost of electricity, including electric Engergy Adjustments. Gross Receipts taxes are paid by utilities to municipalities, in place of the "personal property" tax other industries pay. This tax is computed at 7.5 percent of a utility’s'

iistributed to the municipalities according to the location .of utility facilities. Fraacfche taxes are paid to municipalities for the exclusive right to serve an area. Based upon a utility's use of public streets for poles, lines or mains, this tax come to 5 percent of a utility’s dhnual revenues. In addition to these taxes, the state takes 12.5 percent of all Gross Receipts and Franchise tax payments as a surcharge. This adds another 1 percent in taxes to the customer’s utility bill. The new tax statement on the monthly bills is an attempt to make utility customers more aware of their tax contributions, and of their impact on increasing utility rates, a

PRECIOUS COLLECTIBLES, like this late Itth century French planter with ormolu trim being explained by Margate antique dealer Joseph Carpenter, will be among the hundreds of offerings from 40 dealers on display during an antique show on the Ocean City Music Pier, 10 to 10 July 12. sponsored by the Junior League chapter of the' Women's Aux. of Shore Memorial Hospital.

Juvenile Aid Asan. which co-hosted this year’s conference, explained that county association committee 'selected Suzanne from among a number of nominees. The committee had sent out son.»90 letters to service organizations, churches and schools seeking suggestions. THE AWARD, a memorial to a Chicago law enforcement officer, goes to a young citizen of the state in which the conference is held each June. The International Juvenile Officers Assn, consists of some 1,800 members from throughout the U.S., Canada and territories. The conference met in Orlando, Fla. last year and will next gather in Stockton, Calif and in St. Louis the following year. "I think it was quite a honor to have the conference this year in Cape May." Capt. Saunders said.

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