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Wednesday, July 23,1980

The llerald and The Lantern

BY GEORGE! Frrcholdrr Ralph Evann cuts (he ribbon of ten dollar bills marking the opening of Guarantee Bank's George automatic teller machine at Rio Grande. Flanking the freeholder are, from left: Bank vice president Boyd Tyler, local branch manager Dave Repici, Rio Grande Rescue Squad Chief Jerry Moulder and executive bank executive vice president Norman Switzler. The rescue squad receive^the money ribbon.

, Cape Dunes- < From Page I > .. tance which a healthy dune fe« f- m serves in the event of storms, enacted locally supervised dune ordinance regulations In other instances, parochial and political interests pre vented environmental safeguards from beingcohs is tently enforced. "A lot of municipalities claim to have dune ordinances on the books, but whether or not those regulations are ever enforced is a whole other story”, points out one city official who’ prefers to remian anonymous A RECENTLY completed Rutgers University environmental study, Coastal Dunes: Tlttir Functions, Delineation, and Management,” main tains that unless a "consistant” pattern of dune and shorqfront measures be developed throughout- all .Jersey coastal communities, the barrier islands run the costly risk of being devastated all over afeain as they were in the 1962 sjorm, or worse This study was used by the Dept. <jf Environmental Protection as the basis for the regulatory guidelines described in the Dune shorefront Protection Act Dune ordinances exist to various degrees in many of South Jersey's coastal communities. Whether or. not they are strictly and , consistently enforced is easily observable. One simply has drive along the beachfront and see where healthy and thriving dune systems exist. CAPE MAY Point’s dunes and shorefront area has been converted into a Pubfic Beach Park. The donation was Cape May Point's matching share of

the funds required by the federally funded Green Acres Project needed torestore and maintain the scenic and environmental integrity of the area. Avalon also has extensive -beach park areas in which , dunes art totally protected. Communities such as Avalon,* Stone Harbor, Cape May Point, and North Wildwood have enacted strong protective sand dune ordinances which stress that "All existing natural and manmade sand dunes shall be preserved. SUCH PRESERVATION techniques involve the erection of dune stabilization devices such as snow fencing, which prevents the sand from drifting, and the planting of vegetation like American beach grass, which increases the absorptive powers of the dunes and also acts as a more natural protection since higher than the dunes themselves Communities such as Lower Township employ such devices, but at the same time under the Dune Area Site PJan, they still allow certain individual beachfront structures intended for private or commercial use to be built. WHILE OCEAN CITY employs a dune protection ordinance, it also allows for waterfront properties to be built, albeit on the necessary pilings, as long as they meel building code requirements which follow the guidelines set down by the Federal Flood Plains Insurance Agency, and have "a minimum of 12 lb.. creosote" pressure resistant applied to both the pilings and the bulkhead. Communities such as Wildwood, Wildwood C\est, and Upper Township have

yet to file dune ordinances or are in the process at the present time. "CONSISTENT" is hardly a term one could use to describe the overall dune and shorefront protective regulations at work along the coastline of the barrier islands. There may be heavy debate reguarding what kindof authority should have the ultimate say in termsr- of specific regulations concerning the dunes and shorefront areas but one fact stands out as an elementary given the otective measures must consistenly applied and enforced if they are to be effective.

"THE OCEAN doesn't give a blast about legislative debates. When a storm or a hurricane arrives, it doesn’t stop to rationalize. It hits, and unprotected structures crumble where there aren't proper protective devices set jp,” observes another county official who doesn't want to be quoted for "political” reasons.

Working Power Mowers No-No for Youth Under 16

TRENTON -- Inspectors in the N.J. Dept, of Labor.& Industry's Qffic* of Wige and Hour Compliance, Diw of Workplace Standards, make unannounced r.pet checks of work places in all areas of the state to promote adherence to statutory requirements governing the employment of youngsters. State regulations are designed to prevent the eisloitatien of minors in' both professional and general employment. UNDER PROVISIONS of the State Child Labor Law, an employment certificate is required for each person hired. The employer must keep accurate records of hours worked and is charged with the responsibility of providing workers with a meal period. Specific prohibitions also apply to the type of work assigned, and the total number of hours worked per day, per week and at night. YOUNGSTERS UNDER age 16 may not be hired for jobs that require the operation of power tools, such as power driven lawnmowen,. They are permitted to use all standard type powered office and domestic machines. Minors b+ed for general employmeM must be at VHfcf

least 14 years of age and must hav6 working papers. This requirement applies to jobs related to golf caddymg and to occupat >ns in mercantile. estab ishments, private bowling alleys, gas stations, garages, restaurants, hotels and motels. YOUNGSTERS HIRED for agricultural employment outside of school hours must be at least 12 years of age and must obtain a special agricultural permit. A special theatrical permit is required for each minor under 16 engaged in a theatrical production, including stage, motion picture, television performances and rehearsals. The child must be accompanied at all times by an adult who is a parent, 'guardian, or representative of the employer. TEENAGERS MUST get working papers’ for every household where they babysit if the return engagements are understood to be definite and regular. The issuance and approval of working papers and supporting documents is specifically the sole responsibility of the school issuing officer. Copies of the State ChikL Labor Law Regulations are available without charge from the Office of Wage and Hour Compliance, N.J. Dept, of Labor and Industry, Box 875, Trenton, N.J. 06625.

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