Herald A Lantern 23 September 81

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The Crunch is Coming-

(FromPage 1) _ needy. £ Under presem law, people who are 65 or older or blind or disabled, who have little income and who don’t own many resources may become eligible for supplemental security income (SS!) payments. 8SI is a Federal program administered by Social Security, but financed by federal general revenues not Social Security taxes, which provides a basic monthly cash income to those eligible. OTHER PEOPLE 60 through 64 can becofne eligible for a special SSI payment, if they meet the income And resource re/ quirements for regular SSf payments* This special payment would amount to the difference between their new benefit rate and the rate they received under the old law. This special payment is not subject to cost-of-living increases. More information about Social Security benefit rates, SSI payments, and the other changes made in the law may be obtained at the Wildwood Social Security Office, 136 E. Spicer Avte. The telephone numbr is 800-272-1111.

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Another federal cutback affecting Social Security may be even more severe fo*; some, even though not having the immediate effect felt by other changes. SOCIAL SECURITY benefits to students 18-22 attending colleges and other post-

MUA Should be OK •

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"this would mean,” he continued, "a total of $22.3 million in federal money for these projects rather than the $9.8 million that would have been provided under the phased funding concept." "IF ALL GOES as we expect," CMCMUA Chairman John Vinci declared, "we should be okay. After all, these projects were certified for construction funding many months ago and shouldn't have been subjected to a new bureaucratic scheme in the first place.” The MUA authorized the request by Marinakis for additional engineering personnel. "Our goal here," Marinakis stated, "Is to establish our position for funding when it beedmes available following the present congressional debate regarding the amount of the federal appropriation for such projects. We will concentrate on the design work of projects in the Seven-Mile Beach/Middle and Wildwoodk/Lower

Regions."

Vinci explained the action \Sy saying, "We have asked our staff and consultants to expedite our project because the amount of federal funding is so uncertain. We need to keep the momentum that has been established if we are going to be in a position to move to secure funding. "IN THE PAST I have often opposed adding personnel because I feared the creation of our own bureaucracy but I feel that two staff engineers are essential to our capability to push the project,” the chair-

man said.

In other action, Jc&cph E. Karbett, currently employed by the Ocean County Utilities Authority, was hired as a chemist. Karbett will establish a chemical analysis lab at the Ocean City Regional wastewater

secondary schools will be "sharply curtailed/' Brooks pointed out. First, children ;who become eligible for Social Security benefits after July 1982 won't receive post-secondary school

students.benefits.

Second, post-secondary school students who first become eligible for benefits in the period September 1981-July 1982 will only receive benefits through July 1982 (one month for some students). Finally, students currently receiving benefits (or child beneficiaries who begin their college or post-secondary education before May 1982) will receive limited

students benefits.

BENEFIT RATES for students who are eligible for continuing benefits will be frozen at the July 1981 level, Brooks said. Furthermore, these rates will be reduced 25 percent each year starting with August 1982, and benefits cannot be paid to students during May, June, July or August

starting in 1982.

"As a result, no further student benefits will be paid after April 1985, Brooks noted. Beginning August 1982, elementary and secondary school students can receive benefits as under the old law, except that no benefits.can be paid for months in school terms after a child reaches 19. Benefits to children who are not students

will end at 18 as before.

treatment plant. According to Charles Norkis, authority sanitAry engineer, when other plants go into operation, they will be staffed by chemical technicians, with Karbett supervising their activities from a

central lab.

A solid waste recycling public information and promotion program in the amount of $11,562 was approved. Newsletters, posters, letters by municipal officials, brochures, decals and T-shirts, in addition to releases, will promote the recycling

communications effort.

"A HUGE PUBLIC information and education effort is essential to the success of a program to recover glass, paper and aluminum,” solid waste manager Ted O’Neill told the commissioners. "Participation is the key and people must be informed in order to participate." During the public portion of the meeting, Bruce Back of Middle Township, asked if a recent political press report stating the MUA had done nothing to help Middle Township create a collection system was

trjue.

In response, Vinci noted the MUA has nothing to do with local collection systems. "We tried to help all municipalities secure funding for their own rehabilitation or for the tq-eation of collection systems,” Vinci related, "but we never were supposed to

d$ign anti build them.

"Ours is a regional treatment facility,” th^ chairman explained. "The municipalities collect the waste and pump it to the treatment system. It is unfortunate that Middle Township, the home of the county seat, Burdette Tomlin Hospital and other facilities, doesn't have a proper collection system." Vinci concluded.

Engineers Stay, Cut - ' > ■ ■ . t (From Page 1) ^ . districts'like Philadelphia. He said Philadelphia will probably face about a 10 per cent reduction, rather than a virtual closing which would have cost the city about 700 jobs. In a letter to the Chief of Engineers last April, Hughes wdmed that any effort’ to close the Philadelphia District office would be vigorously opposed in Congress. Also signing the letter were Sen. Harrison Williams (D-NJ)/ and Reps. Thomas Foglietta (D*NJ) and Gus Yatron <D-Pa}. THEY NOTED THAT the Army Corps plays a major daily role in protecting the environment and promoting the economy of the Delaware Valley region, and the Philadelphia office is needed to continue

focusing on these concerns. Specifically, • Ifrey Warned that the realignment would undermine the Philadelphia port* since the Baltimore District office would have a. natural bias towards the Baltimdre port when it comes to allocating the limHed resources of the Army Corps for harbor maintenance, dredging and other work. In addition, they said there would be a .serious loss of continuity among civil works projects in the region, and an inconvenience to everyone who has to deaf with the Army Corps • In addition, Hughes pointed nut that - Philadelphia is the fourth largest city in the comitry, and there is simply no justifidmon for denying the regi<to a local District office.

Chamber Opposes Bond ■

( From Page 1) lions in their opposition to this bond issue." ACCORDING TO THE state Dept of Environmental Protectfon, the Water Supply Bond Act would provide monies for the construction of new reservoirs and pipeline interconnections; loans for the repair or consolidation of aging and substandard waters systems; and feasibility studies for additional projects including conservation programs and the testing and development of well fields. “In many areas of South Jersey," according to the DEP, "once ample well water supplies face threats from salt water intrusion and contamination from leaking abandoned dumps." RECENTLY, environmental activist Ruth Fisher, president of Citizens for Protection of the Environment, sought the help of Gov. Byrne in convincing\he county freeholders that additional water tests must be made of private wells in the county before it can be ruled out that herbicides capable of causing birth defects aren't seeping into potable wdter supplies. The nonpartisan statewide group, supporting the boritjTs passage, the New

Jersey Committee for Water Resource Bonds, plans a massive information campaign to inform voters about the merits of both the $350 million Water Supply Bond Issue and the $100 million Hazardous Discharge Bond Issue. Rocco^Marano, president of N.J. Bell Telephone, is chairman, and Joah Crowley, president of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, is vice chairperson. "VY.E ARE BROUGHT together. Marano said, "by our common conviction that the very health and prosperity of this and future generations in New Jersey are at stake in thfcse two crucial bond issues." While the county Chamber directors are opposed to the water bond issue, they have given their wholehearted endorsement to Assembly,Bill 3486 to establish a $1 million matching fund program for tourism promotion,’ Assembly Bill 1596 which would change tlte funding formula for shore protection projects to 75-25 instead of the current 50-50; and two bills appropriating $350,000 to control the spread of the Gypsy Moth and to establish a Gypsy Moth Control Study Commission.

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