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Toxic Waste by Jame* R. Hurley TRENTON - On Nov 3 the voters of New Jersey will be called upon to «lect more than a new governor and legislature Several public questions will be decided,. Those questions involve the issuance of bonds, amend ments to the State Constitution and a few miscellaneous questions Unfortunately, the public questions portion^ the ballot is often overlooked For far.too many voters, the public, questions are confusing A s a result, that part of the ballot is often ignored or voted on purely according totemotion For the next few weeks III be discussing the public questions that will appear on the ballot. I hope that they are a help in deciding how you cast your vote. THERE Wll.l. BE THREE bond questions on the ballot. Possibly the most important of those^questions involves toxic and hazardous waste'cleamip. The two other ques-

Top Question lions deal with water supply and farmland retention. Both of these other questions are important, to be sure. But, the time is running out on toxic waste. The time for action is ( at hand. This bond issue will be used for the pun»oses authorized under the Hazardous Discharge Bond /rel. They include the identification, cleanup, and disposal of hazardous wastes that have been irresponsibly disposed of throughout the state. The Department of Environmental Protection estimates that there are over 350 hazardous waste disposal sites in the state. For the most part, these are located in rural areas whfcre someone has dumped from a few to many hundred drums of toxi chemicals. The drums that contain these chemicals have been slowly cqrroding over the years. They are now leaking their deadly contents into the^Mer supply. They, are threaten-

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ing our lives anchthe fives of our children. THERE ARE MANY DRAMATIC examples of hazardous waste pollution througnout the state. The problems that h$ve arisen in Monmouth County and in Ocean Countx\prompted Assemblyman John Bennett and Assemblywoman Hazel Gluck to introduce legislation callihg for this bond issue. I support this bond issue. Unless we take immediately steps to stop toxic waste disposal, and to correct the mistakes of the past, the $ituatiori coulp overwhelm us.

This bond issue will not take care of the entire problem: 350 suspected sites will require a great defcl of time, and considerably more money to clean up. \This bond issue is a start, though. I hope you join me in supporting this bond issue. V James R. Hurley Is N.J. Assembly Minority Leader.

Boxwood Bounty and Other Concerns

by Ima Byrd We were flying.m from the gambling casinos in Margate the other day when,we spied those ancient boxwoods alongside Peter and Margaret Held’s house, which sits smack in the middle*of shopper heaven in Cape May Court House ’

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Now I’ve done a lot of gambling in my time and the games that go on after dark under Lucy the Elephant’s big tummy are really fascinating. Put those games don’t match any of the games humans play with their environment. When we saw those boxwood still standing, I must admit we were amazed We understood that Eckerds Drug Company was bulldozing the entire forest of trees and boxwood into oblivion. True the trees and birds and all signs of wildlife disappeared or were killed; bul^jse ancient boxwood were still standing. We flew in for»closer look and sat alongside the cement parking lot and just looked. We were spellbound. THEN WE SAW MR. AND MRS. HELD come outside and walk around their property. Dust and dirt were flying all about because the bulldozers had just left and their stink and debris still filled the air with choking bits of earth. There isn’t a bird around that doesn’t have respect and love for the Helds. We’ve watched them hold out as forests wert* cut and burned to make way for Jamesway Shopping Center. Then we watched them struggling to save what trees they could, haytfng them with a sled attached to a car back to their small parcel of land. Most of the trees survived and grow as monuments to the folly of man. We watched'tne Helds on that day. They seemed saddened by the latest development but their eyes took in the ancient boxwoods and we could almost feel the cry of hope that spilled forth from their tender hearts THE BOXWOODS. WE LEARNED, had been saved because of their concern and involvement. Eckerd Drug Co. was’actually going to relinquish space for three cars. What a sacrifice! My friends and I moved a little closer to the Helds. We were looking for some way to thank them, to let them know that they weVe not along in their concern fbr the en-

vironment. That it wasn’t just people who would be destroyed by the rape of the land, but all living things. We flew across the small road and sat next to the box-woods.-Tne Held house, a beautiful historic home that was moyefi from Stone Harbor Boulevard, seemed incongruous to the cemented landscape that* humans reverdd so much. It vCas, obvious that the planners of the shopping centers'and the planners in the community didn’t have much respect for living things. There was no reason to wipe out the beauty and protection of nature. There was no reason to destroy, willfully destroy natural habitats, animals, trees and life. Man could have planned things better. He could have left a 10-foot section of wilderness — anything to preserve sanity. THE HELDS MOVED CLOSER to the boxwood Then their eyes surveyed the brown, sterile dirt surroundubf the ancient bushes. The pain in their eyes vyas not a personal one, it seemed to encompass the entire universe. It was a pain brought about by the stupidity of man, by his lack of imagihation, by his coldness. We flew over the boxwood and landed near the couples feet We had to convey to them how much their’efforts meant to us. We had to relieve them of some of their pain We had to let them see that what some men consider unimportant was vital and necessary to the salvation of all of us. The Helds seemed startled by our,presence We flutred our wings and flew as gracefully as we could around c boxwoods. Then we touched each plant and tree on^ their property with our wings in a quiet salute to their dedication! When wd were finished we lined up in front of them, shook off one of our feathers and placed them at their feet. ,1 think they got the message. When we flew off we glanced back at them standing there by those ancient boxwoods ... and they were smiling. NEXT WEEK. Boardwalk pushers.