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Taxpayer Bylaw Changes Opposed

A decision by members of the Lower Township Taxpayers Assn. Executive Committee to seek membership approval for changing the organiiation’s bylaws in effort to tighten membership re-

quirements, has met with strong opposi

" n’s tamer presi-

tion from the organization'

dent.

At the association’s Dec. 2 meeting, I960 Taxpayers president Mel Steele, owner Villas Liquor Store, charged that the proposed changes will prechide members from voting and in his opinion are “strick-

ly illegal.”

But group president Cass Clark defended the proposed changes in the bylaws contending those currently in effect—drawn up during Steele’s term as president- are

weak. .

"THE ORGANIZATION HAS been run loosely," she said, adding that the new bylaws would—if approved—prevent any one group from coming out once a year, at election time, and dominating the organization. The proposed changes—which must bfc approved by two-thirds of the 1961 membership—will require that voting members belong to the Taxpayers for at least six tooriths, reside in the township and beginning in 1963, have attended at least six meetings. The scheduled meeting times would also be changed from 8 to 7:30

p.m.

According to Steele, If the organization attempts to adopt these regulations he will

/Mr.

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"contest it in court."

"YOU JUST WANT TO perpertuate your own power," he told Clark during Wednesday’s heated discussion. “This organization has done nothing for the taxpayers. The organization is supposed to reduce

Uxei and it hasn’t done that." Steele especially objected to the prothat before a member can vote he have attended at least six meetings.

"The idea of forcing anyone to attend lething when they are a member, ex-

when they want to should not be im-

1," he insisted.

TAXPAYERS MEMBER Lee Stanton noted that such a policy isn’t unusual, pointing to the requirements of school board members to attend meetings or be dismissed from the board. Member Debi de la Cretaz agreed, telling Steele that, "We don’t want people just supporting the organization with money. We want people who are going to attend

meetings."

Tom Himes, owner of the Crest Tavern and until recently a resident of Stone Harbor, questioned why as a taxpayer in the township be wouldn’t be able to vote if he djose to reside outside the township. TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATIC par|V leader Pat CaKina, who is an association member, also agreed any local taxpayer should have the right to join the organization and be permitted to vote. "Anybody who is a taxpayer should have a vote," she

said.

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Taxpayers member Peggy Spencer commented that she could understand Mr. Himes concern, but added that if a residency requirement is good enough to be a legal requirement to vote in a government election, it's a good rule for the taxpayers organization. "It’s the law of the land," she said. "You can't vote in a local election if you don’t live in that community.". THE MOVE TO CHANGE the bylaws is an effort to stop what some claim is a practice that’s been occurring fcfr yeart in which interest groups come out to the association's January meeting, elect handpicked candidates, and then fail to attend any meetings until the next election. In response to Mr. Steele's remarks that

the association has done nothing this year for the local taxpayers, Mrs. Clark noted that some of the group’s accomplishments include keeping taxes down, thwarting a potential water and sewer rate increase from the township MUA, and keeping local officials on their toed by the organization's presence at township meetings. Alluding to the rfcsults'of the recent bar referendum she added, "We have done a lot for the people this year, and 2,400 people recognized that.” The association petitiorted to have the question of shorter summertime bar hours placed on the ballot. The question was defeated in November, 3 to 2; however of the almost 6,000'votes, 2,400 opposed the current hours.

To Consider Emergency Appropriation

AVALON — Borough Council will meet in special Hoop Call Ths-M'omen’s Basketball Officials Chapter 6 is seek ing woman interested in becoming registered officials for Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. For more information, contact 645-3990, Extension 255 from 9 to 3 weekdays.

session 10 a.m. Dec. 10 to consider three items of business including an emergency appropriation for salary and wages. The emergency appropriations is to provide 1386 for the fire custodian because of insufficient funds in the budget line

Other business will include routine end-of-the-year appropriation transfers within the budget, and public hearing and final action on an or diaance providing an appropriation for the purchase of a tractor. In an emergency session called by'the Council president on Tuesday, the governing body met behind dosed doors on a matter of litigation involving zoning.