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Federal Gov’t Eyes S. Cape May Land Use

S. CAPE MAY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to study the Wildlife resources of the South Cape May Meadow at the southern tip of the Jersey Cape with an cye*toward protecting the habitat from encroaching

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According to a Fish and Wildlife spokesman, "land use patterns in the area indicate that portions of this valuable wildlife habitat are being lost to homesite development. Important farmland tracts, which have been utilized by migratory waterfowl in past years, are being sold for house lots. Land which is only marginal for homesites but important for wildlife is beihg lost to development." THE MEADOWLAND IS almost entirely in Lower Township along the south side of Sunset Blvd. but touches Cape May City, West Cape May and Cape May Point. It derives its South Cape May name from the small incorporated municipality two generations ago, whose homes were either moved or washed away by storms and ero-

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Today, still, the man-made ocean front dune must periodically be rebuilt after storm surges — and the greatest concern by municipal officials isn’t the wildlife as much as protection from ocean flooding of

adjacent low-lying areas In the October storm, for instance, ocedh water breached the dune in several places, all but washing it away, and quickly flooding into West Cape May and a portion of Cape May City. SUNSET BLVD.. AN OLD straight roadway between Cape May and Cape Mav Point, cuts across the northern section of the meadow, and the low-lying sections on the north side of the roadway have been filled in during the past few years for a housing development in West Cape May. On its western fringes, a Lower Township developer has built two large homes. A section of the eastern end of the >eadow. within Cape May City limits, has been proposed as a residential development site by the man who owns it. The entire meadow area now coming under federal scrutiny was once to have been part'of the land acquisition for the Cape May Point State Park under the original N.J. Green Acres program stretching from the canal to the Cape May City boundary. Insufficient funds precluded the South Cape May portion being included in the state parkland. THE FISH AND WILDLIFE spokesman' acknowledged that the U.S. Dept, of the In terior "recognizes the important wildlife

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DISC ARDKD CHRISTMAS TKKES are being In holster the dune along S. Cape Max beachfront. This is the dune from the ( ape May end looking toward ( ape Max Point xvhose water lank is seen at the right adjacent to the lighthouse. The meadow is to the right, out of the picture.

The Top Fish of 1980

(See Boyd Tyler’s Ocean & Bay Column, Page I8>

Better Health Project Going on in Old Hall

WILDWOOD — Results of. the 45th annual Cape May County Fishing Contest are in, and fdr 1980 there were 77 winners in 30

categories.

680 lbs. blue marlin, caught by Rodman Smith of King of Prussia, was one of two stale record catches entered in the 1980 Cape May County Fishing Tournament. The other was John Tumbelty’s 102 3/4 lbs. black drum.

The judges met recently at the Hof Brau here to decide Uie winners, and the winter cold outside w& no match for the conversation within as the sports writers conteniplated the 1980 catches, most of which wore taken during one of the best summers ever, weatherwise. There were first, second and third place winners in 21 categories. There were only two winners in each of five categories; while in four each, there was only a firstplace winner. THE BIGGEST OCEAN fish in the 45th contest was a 680 lb blue maflin. A black drum weighing in at just under 103 lbs. topped the heaviest catch in Delaware Bay. At the other end of the scale, a 2 lbs 10 oz. Spanish mackerel was the lightest winning fish caught in the ocean .a 2 lbs. kingfish in the bay; and a 1 lb. II oz. winter flounder in inland waters. A parrot fish, caught by 10-year-old Ronnie Fay of Ocean View from the 12th St pier in Ocean City, took top <and many) honors in the Rare Fish category.’ ,ANGLERS FROM THREE states are represented on the list of winners, with a S Weymouth, Mass, fisherman having come the greatest distance (to capture third place honors with a 90 lbs. white marlin). One unusual aspect of the latest contest was two people from the same family — Leo and Rick Zatavesky of Philadelphia — having winning entries; Rick's 22 lbs. pollock and Leo’s 4 lbs. 11 oz. croaker. Here’s the complete listing of winners in the 1980 county fishing contest: CROAKER Ut, 4 Ihn II ou Omn. Uo ZaUmky. Ptiila 2nd. « Iba « or. FB Bouy. Edwin Zetb. Shlllingto. f*a ’ 3rd. 4 Iba 2 on Buy Light, Tom R«d. Glaaaboro BLACK DRUM Ut. 102 Iba. 12 on. Delaware Bay. John Tumbelty. 'Page 3 Please)

By Derri Scarlett COLD SPRING - With the aid of a federal grant, two dedicated women are working all but unnoticed out of the old Lower Township hall here to help bring better health to residents and citizens of southern Cape May County Jayne Holley/ administrator, and Cecelia Love, her research assistant, are the Research and Review Project of the Community Health Council of Lower Cape May County Inc., a non-profit group>vhose main goal is to establish a health clinic for the Greater Cape May-Lower Township area in the old town hall annex UNDER THE AUSPICIOUS Research and Review title, the pair are looking into all phases of health care, some not yet available to Jersey Cape residents and visitors despite the county’s growing yearround and summer population The period of the 18-month grant began last March, and during that time Holley and Love have amassed a veritable wealth of information on virtually every aspect of health care available hi the county Most

of this data is available to the public , some is being distributed in pamphlet form- including an up to-date listing of physicians. Specialists, dentists and phar macies in the countyvhy service area THE TWO HAVE ALSO come up with a comparative pricing list of area phar macies. based on a "shopping fist' of the most comm6nly used drugs The hoped-for health clinic is the council's overall plan, arid unit members from throughout the area will meet next Wednesday to finalize details for resubmission df the clinic application with the federal health review agehey Object of the clinic is to bring additional medical care to the area on a scale-cost basis and to promote the "wellnc%s" concept (health maintenance as opposed to sickness treat menu. BIT INDEPENDENTLY OF the coun cil. which meets monthly, the Research and Review Project provides continuous data gathering and impetus for health con cepLs new to the arfca Holley and Love, for (Page 3Pleasei

-Helpers Need Help-i VILLAS Members of REACT)( Radio 206(5. P () Box 287. Villas. 08271 Emergency Associated Citizens Teams) In addition to its year round help in who spend their time helping others 52 emergencies. REACT also provided weeks a year, are themselves asking for Christmas cheer for four families through ^ e *P- food certificates andsi deposit for inStalla South Cape REACT needs more tion of a phdne to enable a disabled person volunteers to monitor Channel 9 CB for to earn some income emergencies iwicfrd*month. Money for the donations was raised from Anyone interested is asked to write to donations, cake sales and the sale of other South Cape REACT Patrol Inc., Team items.