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By Bob Shiles

CAPE MAY — In an effort to control excessive vandalism, breaking and enterings, purse snatchings and general overall damage to Housing Authority property, the Cape May City Housing Authority Board of Commissioners have adopted a resolution establishing a curfew on Hous-

ing Authority property.

All residents of Brbad St. Court, Osborne Court and Lafayette Court received notices dated May 15 in their mailboxes stating that beginning then an 11 p.m. curfew would be in effect. The notice said that "the police have been informed of this decision and anyone caught loitering after 11 p.m. will be in serious trouble that could lead to the eviction of the family or

families involved.”

ALTHOUGH THE NEW Housing Authority curfew includes all ages, under city ordinance an 11 p.m. curfew restriction applies only to those under 16; for those under 18, the curfew is 1 a.m. The law firm of Ludlan & La Grosse, solicitors for the Authority, couldn’t be reached for comments concerning the constitutionality of the all inclusive curfew. ACCORDING TO COMMISSIONER Betty Taylor, the curfew was established "for our best interest, ;'She told the Herald last week that not all. but most of the problems are being caused by young people from outside the project areas. "Jhe curfew doesn’t mean one can't sit out in front of his home after 11/’ Ms. Taylor said. "It’s

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DECOY MAkER Jamie Hand whittles away at Historic Cold Spring Village The new

Tags Still on Sale

Four out of the six county communities that require beach tags have increased their prices this year, l*ut there’s still time for money to be saved,if purchases are made before June 1. Only Cape May and Cape May Point have opted to allow their beaches to be us-

beach fees at a glance-

RESORT

SEASON FEE

WEEKLY

Ocean City

(now/after June 1)

FEE

$3.50/5.50

$2.00

Sea Isle city

$4.00/6.00

$3.00

Avalon

$4.00/6.00

$2.00

Stone Harbor

$4.00/6.00

$2.00

Wildwoods

free

free

Cape May Cape May

$4.00/6.00

$2.00

Point

$4.00/6.00

$3.00

Increase season fee 50t $1 $1 $1 0 0

ed for the same fee as last year. Sea Isle City, Avalon and Stone Harbor are charging fl more, while Ocean City has upped its price by 50 cents. Beaches in the Wildwoods are still free, and badges in any of the resorts are unnecessary for children under 12 IN OCEAN CITY, seasonal tags may be obtained until June 1 for $3.50; thereafter the price is $5.50. Weekly tags cost $2. Purchases can be made at the Music Pieron Moorlyn Terrace; City Hall Annex. 9th St. and Asbury Ave.; Youth Center, 6th St. and Atlantic Ave,; Municipal Building 4th St. and West Ave. and the Information Center on the 9th St. Causeway. Sea Isle City visitors can get badges for $4 before June 1, and $6 the rest of the season. The weekly price is $3. They may be purchased daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at > the Dominick C. Raffa Community Center on John F Kennedy Blvd. THE COST OF USING the beach in t (Page 16 Please)

Hughes: Politics, Cost Spur Dumping

ATLANTIC CITY — Congressman Willaim J. Hughes (D-N.J.) told a group of N.J. lawmakers recently that political and economic consider a tons are the major factors underlying proposed policy changes in the nation's ocean dumping program. Hughes, who spoke before the Environmental Law Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Assn., warned that reversing ocean dumping policy at this Ume would be a serious misUke. The South Jersey lawmaker who authored 1977 amendments to the Ocean Dumping Act requiring the cessation of the ocean dumping of sewage sludge by the end of this year has consistently opposed attempts by both New York City and North Jersey municipalities to continue the marine disposal of harmful sludge

material past the deadline. "NOW THAT THE cutoff date is quickly approaching," Hughes told the associatio, ”1 sense a change in philosophy coming out of the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to enforcing the dumping ban — a change motivated strctly by the fact that some municipalities have mounted tremendous political pressure to avoid having to comply with the act." Hughes said the prime motive behind the opposition to the deadline was economic. Hughes added that both poliUcal and economic factors have begun to outweigh scientific and environmental concerns with regard to ocean dumping policy. EPA’s new policy seems to be the oceans are there, ocean dumping costs less, so let's go ahead and dump, the Congressman said.

"THERE'S A MOVE underway to allow the continued ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste and to possibly increase the amount of material being disposed of in the marine environment despite the fact that sufficient scientific evidence has not been compiled to show that the long-term ocean dumping of these materials will not create adverse environmental impacts," Hughes said. "What we are seeing is a complete reversal in policy by the Environmental Protection Agency despite the clear Congressional mandate to enforce the dumping deadline. " Congressman Hughes said that the Chairman of the Huse Oceanography Subcommittee has agreed to his request to hold oversight hearings on the sludge dumping issues The hearings are scheduled for early June.

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LOWER TOWNSHIP - The township Environmental Commission is looking into the possibility of preserving environmentally sensitive corridors along stream beds here with a view toward establishing Green Belts between the Delaware Bay and Atlantic jal bock bay areas Under preliminary studies of the com mission, four stream corridors are being indentified with the possibility of having the township preserve thru acqiasition gift or easement at least two. Areas adjacent to the streams with soil types un soitable for building will also be con sidered. With the township rapidly developing it was noted at last week's commission meeting that it would be nice to have a small Fairmount Part-type area hare In the future. Diplomas via Court CAPE MAY Thanks to a Ui». District Court ruling last Monday, 13 graduating students at the Rev. C^rl Mclntire’s Shelton College here were awarded diplomas last Saturday According to the ruling, students can continue to be graduated from here until the state Supreme Court decides whether or not the college needs a state license The college refuses to get a strife license, contending it should be exempt from licensing procedures because it is a religious institution. L^gal experts believe the case will eventually reach the U S Supreme Court. Quiet Code Due WILDWOOD This famous resort city may be noticeably less noisy this sum mer with the aftermath of a new ordinance scheduled fof introduction next Monday by the City Commnsian. The measure will authorise the yanking of mercantile licenses of the proprietors of documented noisy or disorderly establishments if it can be shown the landlord or merchant is f or allowing the conditions to exist. In previous summers, authorities have been at a loss on how to effectively deal with boisterous tenants, primarily in rooming houses. Condo Airing Set CAPE MAY - 'Hie City Planning Board will hear plans for an mHaat condominium development on Lafayette St. 7 p.m. May 28 in the city hall auditorium As submitted by James MacDonald. Carl Buck and James Brolly, the controversial project includes the development of properties from 1101 to 1135 Lafayette St. The proposal is being opposed by several nearby residents who claim that such a development will add to the traffic congestion that already exists in the area especially in the summer. Park for the Birds CAPE.MAY POINT — Commissioner Jerry English of the state Dept, of En vironmental Protection will be asked to keep the state park here open even if public services are curtailed, due to the unique national appeal of this facility The park is used by over 200,000 visitors annually to a large degree because the largest autumn hawk migra tion in North America passes thru here, with this state providing the optimum vantage point from which to view flights Commissioner English, who toured the facility two weeks ago, announced recent ly it would join 10 other parks in the state to close July 1 because funding would have to be diverted to the clean up of toxic waste — unless legislation is passed imposing a fee on waste disposal in state landfills. The exemption request to total closing is coming from the Environmental Com mission of Ixiwer Township. Andretti Again Wins Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS Mario Andretti, after a twelve year and one day wait, won the Indianapolis 500 on Monday - a day (Page 16 Please i

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