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Herald & Lantern 14 October 81

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viewpoint • The Greening of Paper Streets

By Jane Ann C'unninKharti

The trouble with some laws which are on the books is that they are seldom changed as time and Unforeseen ciraimstanccs alter the original intent of the legislation. One such law is that pertaining to the vacatihg of paper streets ar#stteet ends When a municipality decides that such land will not be used for that original purpose, it is deeded, either for no' fe? or a nominal fee., to the lan-

downers on each side.

OFTEN. TIlkltK WHERE restrictions attached, requiring it to be used for lawn purposcs only. With a great deal of undeveloped land available, the fortunate landowners were usually happy to have the extra yard space, even though thetMaxes might be slightly increased. The unbuilt on land, which, if on the water, often had drainage 'pipes underneath, also made a welcome space as more and more buildings were constn/tted f

British Seagull 387

Daylight Savings

As the value of land has skyrocketed, and the amount of

buildable land has plummeted, these vacated street-ends have become valuable items of real estat^ Joining the sections of land given to the adjoining property owners has resulted in the creation of buildable Irts. In many areas, these lots have brought substantial sums of money to (he landowners who happened to own the adjacent .lot

IT IS DOUBTFUL if the original inteftt of this law was tb

so richly reward a few people at the expense of the majority. If this land was sold at the current market price by the municipality, the revenues would benefit all the citizens.

Even if left undeveloped, the open space provided would

add to pleasure of other residents by providing them

natural vistas which are steadily decreasing.

Jane Anne Cunninghan

Herald.

creatures of the Earth? ' f I wonfier if those crackpot scientists who spend* their

days thinking dp ways to better our lives, ever think of the practical aspects of their endeavors. I wonder if they understand things like repercussions or effects or behavior: I wonder if they really have any common sense.

My friend. Spools starling that lives over in the Inlet,

told me that the human government is also trying to find out things like how high a grasshopper hops on a field (if hay in the middle of winter and what the sex habits of a beetle are on a warm June night. I guess with studies like those going on you can understand why some guy is work-

ing on a project to put mirrors on the moon, i,

' - I’ve been trying to figure out who propose^ubh stupid ideas in the first place. I’ve been trying to J^eoncile the fact that if necessity's the mother of inventi jj, as most humans say, where then do these scientists get their.inspiraton. Certainly there is no necessity to turn daytime

by Ima Byrd

I jast heard sqme birds talking about a report done by a human scientist (birds have scientists too) about some concept W developed that could give the Earth 24 hours of daylight This scientist has a cracked-iip notion that if you put giant mirrors on the moon, and reflect the sun onto the Earth, there, would be sunshine forever. Someone ought to talk to that man Can you imagine a life where there is 24 hours of daylight? Humans would be so disoriented, no( to mention what it would do.to other creatures on the Earth. Just think of it no more night Crawlers, no midnight snacks, no starlit nights, or full moon howls The entire concept is

frightening

Just when humans arc learning how to do things in shorter lengths of time what with their computers and stuff, this guy comes along with a mirror formula design-

ed to drive everyone batty . . ' V P

How would kids sleep and wheh , What about tomorrow. ^ n to a 24-hour occurrence, unless it is to drive the world

would we ever know when tomorrow came? Suppose there crazy or underground

was a drought Where would we get the rest and refreshment needed for our lands and fdrests — and for all the

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I don’t know if that scientist realizes just how much goes on under the cover of darkness, but I do know that if such a ridiculous concept becomes a reality we will lose our cover Psychologically speaking the world wiy never

recover from such nonsense

As for me, I like the dark, ^brings a sort of refreshment to the soul. It makes the daynght seem so much more appealing and it gives ii& all a measuring device for peace, along with an excuse for much needed rest Humans don’t need mirrors on the moon to survive. They need them inside their heads so they can see reflections of their own idiocies that fund and support such studies. x

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tha SOVEREIGN STATE ol AFFAIRS

reader 's forum For Better City Vote Carefully . by Lillian Macrina After reading the article in the Herald "Raffa supports Kehner" Sept. 16,1 feel I must write another opinion — mine. He states Kehner did a good job on policing Sea Isle City this summer. Who created this situation in the first » place? Mr. Raffa and the commissioners in office, by ailpwing our zoning to go U^heH and permitting so many duplexes, etc. he claims it is progress and brings in ratables. The fact of the matter is — he created more problems in Sea Isle CUy requiring the additional police,' thus increasing our taxes. What did we gain? Nothing but trouble such as increased taxes, an impossible parking situation and an increase in rowdiness in a town that we qtlce used to be proud of. Now it is becoming ah eyesore. Streets are given away (by the commissioners) without restriction and nothing is thought abopt it. I say we need a change very badly. We need new commissioners and people in tfffice who really care what happens to SeaJsle City. Not people who only care what they cari gain from power. v I think Mr. VanArtsdalen would give us this change: He really cares about the people and the town. He is his own man and is not intimidated by others. If you want a better cij.y to live in'and a change for (he better in our commissioners, vote cahJfully. Lillian Macrina is a resident of Sea Nile City. $132.50 Per Hour And Mileage Too by Charles M. Leusner f As a taxpayer of Cape May County. I was shocked to* learn that our Assemblyman Jim. Hurley is being paid $132.50 per hour to do public relations work for the Cape May County Municipal Utilitiax Authority ($87.50 per hour for the Solid waste Management Plan and $45 per hour for general MuA'V'ork). It is an insult to the average wage earner and senior citizen that an.elected State Representative should receive such a “plum" while the President’asks us to,“bite the bullet". Mrs. Reagan ordered a service of china costing $209,000 and Hurley is laughing all the way to the bank. What is more upsetting ^bout this incident is that Hurley is not etfen a resident of Cape May COuniy: He resides in Millville, Cumberland County, and commutes to Cape May to do his promotions, but the clincher is that he submits vouchers for mileage from Millville to Cape May and is paid 18 cents per mile above and beyond the $132.50 per h6ur he gets for public relations. Can you imagine making over $100,000 from a public agency and then asking for mileage expenses to perform

-that job.

• I ask this question of the residents of Cape May Coun ■ty — When is the last time your employer paid you $132.50 per hour at your job and then gave you 18 cents per hour to get there? Charles M. Leusner is a Court House resident. ‘Insult f Makes Him Salmoh Backer • by Charles Van Meter After examining the qualifications of both candidates for the State Senate race, I have decided to support Edward'Salmon over James Hurley. My decision was based on tht fact that Hurley is being paid $87.50 per hour to do public relations work for the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority. In all my life as a laborer,.! was never paid more than $6. per hour Und now I find that Hurley is making this * kind of moneA H is an insult to all working people that a politician whX already is an Assemblyman rihd is paid a handsome saldor by the State of New Jersey should do this. V j \ It is is this type of "double dipping" which has gotten bur country into the financial mess we are in. Moreover, as a Cape May Cdunty resident who pays taxes to support the MUA, I ifcsent that they are paying this $87.50 per hour to a perion who doesn’t even live in Cape May

County.

Charles Van M^ter is a resident of Springers Mill Rd.,

Court House.

DAVID ROVD

is former publisher of the