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Mail Poll Underway On $2.3 Million Buy

Fox— Is Hughes Hiding Record from Voters?

by M’Ellen Rowland

AVALON - Mayor Anna cost discussed the proposal to purchase 2.94 acres of land bounded by 8th St. and the Bay at the Sept. 4 Work session of Boro Council, revealing he has renegotiated the original asking price of $2.5 million

down to $2.3 million.

The property includes 41 existing, boat ships and water rights and would be used as a public marina and park, and, according to the mayor, help maintain Avalon’s image as a home-

owning family resort.

THE LAND IS zoned for condominium purposes and if bought by a commercial developer, it was explained, increased population density would necessitate a boost in taxes

for anticipated services.

The purchase price

would be funded by a local bond issue and funds now in the budget. Borough auditor Irwin Gollen explained taxes would be increased by 3.44 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Council is investigating the possibUity of obtaining Green Acres funding, and if state funds are secured, there might be no increase to local taxpayers. COUNCIL PRESIDENT Phillip Judyski pointed out that if Green Acres participated in the acquisition, the borough would then forfeit all rights to its sale in a future emergency. Mayor Armacoet said that he felt no indebtness should be incurred without further assessment of citizenry sentiments and a letter is going out to every taxpayer, with an enclosed

ballot to be returned to his office before the Sept. 26 regular meeting. Indications are the bond ordinance will be introduced at the Sept. 12 Council meeting, with public hearing and final passage set for Sept. 26.

COURT HOUSE-Beech Fox, Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd District, says that Rep. William J. Hughes is "suspiciously over-protec-tive" of his voting record in

the House.

In a statement released from his Cape May Court House headquarters, Fox specifically targeted Rep. Hughes' No vote in August on an amendment that forbids the Internal Revenue Service to penalize non-partisan organizations which

Sees Methane Bonus In Ending Ocean Dumping

publish and distribute voting guides in political campaigns. The amendment will prohibit the IRS from lifting their tax exempt status. "His vote on this measure indicates that Hughes would rather try to hide his voting record from his constituents," Fox

charges.

THE REPUBLICAN-Sp-onsored measure was adopted 205-188 even though Hughes and the Democrat majority voted against it 69-176. The amendment protects such non-partisan groups as Common Cause, which plan to make public this fall the individual records

of candidates for Congress on important national issues. Common Cause is one of several citizens' information groups active throughout the country. It does not endorse or oppose political candidates. FOX SAYS HE supports the efforts of such organizations that have for their purpose "keeping the voters informed." He said that "when > elected to Congress” he will report regularly on his votes in the House.

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WASHINGTON - A bill passed by the House of Representatives, cosponsored by Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ), could, he believes, be a boon to New Jersey coastal areas faced with the problem of sludge dumped into the ocean from large cities. The proposed legislation is a methane demonstration bill which could cut into the amount of imported oil needed to produce gasoline, according to the South Jersey legislator. METHANE IS A clean burning, low cost, domestically available from a variety of sources, including sludge, biomass, natural gas, coal and agricultural wastes. Hughes commented that accelerated research and development of methane couW benefit New Jersey

coastal areas by recycling city sludge as an alternate energy source. LARGE URBAN areas like New York that dump sludge into the ocean could conceivably, Hughes suggests make money by recycling heretofore useless waste into fuel. As passed by the House, the bill (HR 6889) authorizes a three-year demonstration program involving fleet and farm vehicles. Demonstrations would be conducted across the country to test and evaluage methane operated vehicles under varying conditions. Fuel experts have stated that fuel costs could be reduced by as much as 75 percent if methane becomes a viavle alternative to fossil fuels. A similar bill is pending in the Senate.

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