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The Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday. February 18, 1981

County : Get Off Our Back Hiring, Funding Queried

COV'RT HOUSE the county Hoard *of Freeholder* has registered an emphatic protest against state efforts to'

.shont a sizeable part of the cost of care for the mentally ill and retarded onto the « county. Ifl a letter to Commia-

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sioner Ann Klein, of the tfeparjmeht of Human Ser vices, it is pointed out that the county adjustor has been informed that the 1981 budget/or state mental institutions is to be increased by^mly 5 per cent, but the state's requested increase fef institutions in the Cape May catchment area ranges from 14 to 59 per cent. THIS, SAYS Freeholder Gerald M. Thornton, "is , not only exorbitant, but impossible due to the 5 per cent CAPs law. “The deficit created by the de-institutionalization program should not be offset by counties," Thornton writes, and "Cape May County refuses to bear the burden of the state's fiscal mismanagement." Thornton is director of charities, health and ‘welfare for the county. Copies of the letter of protest were sent to Gov. Byrne, members of the legislature, and state officials.

CAPE MAY - The Village Greene Civic Assn, through its president. John* W. Stout, has tensed a series of questioAon city hiring and fundina practices. addressed City Manager Fred Coldren and Robert Smeltzer, public relations director. One question is the source .of funds to pay the salary of newly appointed city employes. It also queries whether the jobs are essential to the welfare of the city, and why civil service status is considered for them wh^n their employment must be considered temporary. STOUT ALSO asks, since the duties of the Welcome Center and the newly hired City Hall employes are business oriented, why the city doesn’t seek the necessary funds from the business community. These questions are addressed to Coldren. Smeltzer is asked to explain whether the Welcome Center is available for picetings by the public. He

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is also queried on the reasoning behind opening the, center and the qualificatibns of the three employe! hired to man it throughout the year. HE IS ALSO asked when the Franklin St. Community Center will be renovated to make it suitable for

meetings, and whether there is an alternative suitable site available. The Village Greene Assn, scheduled its meeting Feb. 21 at the Welcome Center on Lafayette St., and invited Coldren and Smeltzer to attend and respond to the

questions. ' v

It’s Time To Thiiuk Of Moth Spraying

It may seem too cold to even consider Gypsy Moth spraying for 1981 but. now is the time to give it consideration, according to Larry E. Newbold, Cape May County Agricultural

Agent

Last year Cape May County had defoliation on 19,070 acres of woodland. Of this, 16,115 acres were severely defoliated; 1,845 acres showed heavy defoliation; and 1,110acres had light defoliation. According to Newbold, the numbers are really not that i important, what is impor-'c. tant is that ever 19,000 acres pf Cape May County woodland are loaded with Gypsy Moth egg masses ready to hatch out this spr-

ing in late April.

JOHN KEGG, State entomologist in charge of the state Gypsy Moth spray program, said that maps outlining areas to be sprayed this spring have already been sent to the townships involved with the program here in Cape May County. Newbold suggested that residents with any questions as to whether their area is to be sprayed under this program or their township is involved in the program, should contact their respective townships and inspect the maps. The state program is put out for bid contract each

Upper, 159 acres; Dennis, 1,070 acres; Middle, 1,205 acres; Lower, 695 acres; Woodbine, 325 acres; for a

total of 3,454 acres.

ACCORDING TO Newbold, the regular meetings held each year to review the maps and outline the coming years spray program will not be held at the Cape May County Extension Educational. Center. Newbold said that Kegg had planned regional meetings that would cover a five-county area instead

of the local meetings.

Kegg has scheduled this .ive-epunty area meeting (which includes Cape May County) for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Eiuena Vista Township Hall (Route 40) in Buena Vista. SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS from Cook College. Rutgers University, are available from the • county Extension Service

office, at 465-5115.

Newbold mentioned that the chemical Carbaryl, commonly called Sevin, is listed in the Federal Register Vol. 45 No. 241 daled Friday. Dec. 22, i960 and that this covers the / reinstatement of. the chemipal to full registration by the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. Newbold further , . cautioned homeowners that all

oui lor Dio coniraci eacn ,* nomeowners inai an year. The price last yeap^ pesticides should be conaveraged $7.95 per acre for sitjered poison and should the application of the be used according to label

chemical Sevin with an an- instructions,

ticipated price of $8-$9 an .

acre this year. Half of this Dipel Touted

price is reimbursed to the ■

participating townships by

the U'S.. Federal Forest Service, thus, the final price to local taxpayers is about $4 per acre under the

state program.

APPLICATIONS OF BT (Bacillusd thuringiensis) which requires two applications, will cost approximately $24 to $26 per acre for the two applications. County residents must remember that these prices hre based on large acreage involved in the state bid contract. Local spraty firms using ground application or airplane application should not be expected to match this low price because their costs are much higher and there is no 50 percent federal cost

sharing.

Statistics provided from the state show the following acreage to be considered for spraying this spring:

As Moth Killer A kjll rate of 95 percent' or better is cliimed for Dipel, a natural insecticide, against gypsy moth larvae when ft is usdd "the right way at the right

time."'

The claim is made by Robert Cibulsky, manager of field research and development for Abbott Laboratories, maker of the non-chemical insecticide. USE OF DIPEL rather than the controversial chemical carbaryl, commonly known as Sevin, has been urged by environmen-

talists.

Unlike most chemi&ls, Cibulsky said, Dipel has not been shown to have adverse effects on human, birds, wildlife, earthworms, fish, bees, or other beneficial insects

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