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Herald & Lantern 20 (anuary '82

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FOK SOMK ypars this wrtter.aDd her spouse were txwif owners in fact our first boating experience Was bringing a 28-footcr up the Inland Waterway from Kt louder dale, Fla to a • tnanna in Maryland. t*ut not' before completing ihree (ounw’s in the handl mg and navigation of small boats We got a bit long in

the tooth <ahd short on cash for the hobby) pnd settled for ^ house on; the bay in Stone Harbor During those! years our studying saved us many misadventures land mad** us painfully conscious of the ignorance of other boaters It scares us to observe the* heinous chances taken by many

News Notes from-

Seven Mile Beach M'Ellen Rowland 368-2294

novices during the summer months We were so upset by some of the things we saw

Regional Budget Over $5 Million

by Bob Shiles May This would mean a tax^rate increase

FUMA After Several weekspfeufting, per JUKI of assessed valuation of about 7

preparp a budget cents in (’ape May, fi.4 cent t s in Lower and

adding and adjustingIrrpreparp

that will fall under the district s cap and villi provide quality education for* students, the I/^er Cape May Regional School Board! last Wednesday night adopted a tentative 1982 83 budget totalling more than ! r > 2 million The document is now in the hands of the county superintendent of schools for his review and recommendulions before being prevented to the

public later this winter

t’nder the tentative budget which school officials emphasize will probably change several times before being finalized (he current expense portion totals about U 9 million, while capital outlay is $25,000 The district’s 1981 82 budget was about W 8 million, current expense making up just under $4 5 million and $10,000

provided for capital outlay

AmjKIHNL TO SCHOOLS superinten dent Kphraim Keller, the new budget which covert the Ixiwer jCape Ma^y Regional High School and the Teitplman Junior High - will rrauire approximately >4,077,233 to be raised thru local taxes collected. from regional s three constituent districts Cdpi- May. West Cape May and

Lower Tdwnshyi

Although the superintendent emphasized that his figures are "very tentative" - based on lasf’April's tax ratables and re(•<*nt information rpceived from the state Dept of Kducatioh he told the board it appears Cape-May will support about 30 : por c ent of the .proposed budget while Lower Township will contribute some 66 per cent and West Cape May’s share will lie 4 5 per cent In 1981 82 Cape May's share was closer to 29 per cent, l/iwer Township's contribution was about 67 per cent nnd West Cape May threw in closer to'

5 per vent

KRI.I.KH KgTIMATKS the tax rate for the regional district will be about .75 cents jH’r JUKI of assessed valuation in Cape May. about 72 cents in l.ower TWp and slightly more than 73 cents in West Cape

6 5 tents in West Cape May

"What the new governor will do in education when he,takes office is a ques-* tion." Keller told the board, noting there is an estimated state budget deficit this year of between $250 and $300 million. This he added could make quite a difference in the amount of aid the district will receive for the next year Currently the district is ex peeled to bo eligible for some $1 million

‘from the state.

"WITH OCR FULL SHARE of state aid the budget as it stands now will let its do everything we did this year," the superintendent said later. "We haven’t added any new programs but we haverft had

to cut any either;’*

Board member Ruth Billmeyer. who chairs the Finance Committee, said Saturday that she is "happy" with the overall budget "I’m a little disappointed there’s not more in the budget for students." she commentod, noting that additional programs weren’t able to be introduced and the $400,000 increase over last year's budget has gone primarily for salaries and maintenance costs. # . The chairman said Rial in formulating the budget there were some problems providing for all the district’s needs and still remaining under the cap — a goal Keller said was accomplished to the tune of

$4,247

ACCORDING TO BILLMEYER; there really isn’t much left to work with when it is considered that fixed costs* such as salaries and benefits are about 70 per cent of the overall budget. She nfited that (his year negotiated salaries were up by about to per cent and fringe benefits, including Sogal Security, health insurance, and .workmen's compensation, increased about 30 per cent "We've been making cuts for three weeks.” Mrs Billmeyer said, adding that thei*e is very little left that can be cut at this time.

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that we talked to Russel Wheatley. F.S.O. of the Coast Guard Flotilla 86 out of Avalon and public relations director for Div. Vlll which encompasses the area from 'Cape May to Atlantic* City Russ (a retired Army Major) arranged for me to have coffee with members of the Division: Harry Jucketl, Div. VIII Captain; Blanche M. Somers, Commander of Flotilla 86. Jim Rlstlne, V.C.P., Staff Div, Operations; John Robinson. F.S.O. •Operations and communications; John II. Richardson. D.C.P., Div. VIII; Joseph A. Somers. PDCP.

DURING the recent change of watch, held at Somer s Point, ties Biebbrach became Commander of Flotilla 83 and Tom VanSant became V.C.,, John Robinson is current vessel examining officer, DiV. Capt.. Harry Juckett

WE WOKE this morning tp zero temperature and surprise, surprise, no running water. Happily, there was no sound of gushing water anywhere in the house so we called the borough and within half an .hour Woody Spindler (of

public education officer/fthe Boro water dept.) and his Vice Capt. is Elliott showed up and explained

Linsky. Jim Ristine Communications Officer. This was a fascinating evening Wo had no idea how much money the Coast Guard Aux. saved the averge American tax-

payer

This column is to remind boaters that courses on Boating Safety & Seaman: ship will be held at Wildwood High School, 4300 Pacific Ave., on Mon. and Thurs. eves. 7:00 to 9:00 p v .jn. Jan. 25 to March 4. The price of the course is $10. ! ■ " .

the'problem.

He gave us more bad news. The Rev. John Spindler of Our >Saviout Lutheran Church in Stone Harbor slipped this week on the ice and broke his elbow * But there is ^bme good news: He’s, healing nicely hnd is no Ipnger m

pain.

It's Not as Cold as You Think-

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(From Page 1) Although he didn’t have figures raadily available, the weatherman said that while temperatures afe close to what they were last year, on the average, Cape May residents experienced less warmth in January 1981. The lowest temperature during any one day last January however, was

6 degrees.

But while this may not be the coldest January in history, according to Roop his 2 below zero reading Sunday marks the coldest January temperature recorded in Cape May in 95 years. In fact, it was the coldest day ever recorded here in January. "THE 2 BELOW ZERO was recorded in Cape May," the observer said. "It could hq,ve been colder in other parts of the county,” he added, noting this'was the coldest day in Cape May since the record low of 10 below zero was set on Feb 3, 1934. The most interesting phenomenon of the recent cold spell—at least in the opinion of the official weather observer—was observed Sunday when the temperature during the afternoon rose to only 3 degrees. "Tlji^ is probably the lowest ever that the temperature here has been recorded in

the daytime," Ropp smd.

ASKED TO EXPLAIN why the severe cold spell suddenly found.its way into Cape May County, the weatherman pointed to the movement of the high pressure center Don’t Be Surprised—

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mandated costs for refuse disposal comes from The Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act. This law esfablishes a 15 cents per cubic yard surtax to establish a permanent contingency fund to pay for any damages resulting from improper operations or closure of a_

refuse landfill.

These funds may be used to restore, repair, or replace private property, repairing or restoring natural resources, such as wetlands, wildlifK habitats, or woodland, where feasible, and/or the installation and operatioii.df monitoring systems or cleanup or 'remedial action necessary to abaft? pollutions or a public health threat associated with landfill operations or closure The fund would also Ik* used to cover any personal injury medical expenses incurred or income lost as the result of such an occurrence. This tax is also exempt from the

CAPS law.

THE NEW LAW also requires all landfill o\fncrs/bperators to establish a permanent escrow account to pay for proper landfill closure and longterm monitoring. .The owner/operatpr must pay into this fund 30 cents per cubic yard of refuse received for disposal and provide the State Treasury Dept, with an annual 'audit report Escrow account funds can be used only (or site closure and monitoring activities approved by the Dept of Environmental Protection The Recycling Act aiid the Closure and Contingency Fund Act were "predicted," O'Neill sayi. "on providing a means of monetary incentives to municipalities to carry out recycling programs and to pro.perly monitor and close completed landfills These new laws now provide the funds to achieve these objectives. By promoting recycling and proper landfill . closure these new Idws will bring about very important long awaited improvements on our solid waste disposal

system."

that recently made its way into the United

States from Canada.

According to Roop, the weather we are Currently experiencing occurs when high pressure centers move in from central Canada ' and head ■ directly East apd Southeast toward the coast. The rtbrmA! pattern for high pressure centers hovering over Canada is to come into the United States further to the West—moving less

directly toward the coast.

Idle Plant-

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Umfrid, any talk of the plant's not reopening is without foundation. ’'We will reopen,” he said Monday afternoon. "No . question qbout it.” HE DID NOT. HOWEVER, have any woFd, even a rough estimate, as to when the plant would start up again, saying only that it depended upon an upswing in the economy. He did venture that regarding the economy, some economists are looking to spring, while others say it will be next summer before there is an improvement. Lagging auto sales in the domestic market along with a business slump among other large-scale users of American-made steel has had the usual domino effect on the plant, Umfrid indicated. pointing out that this latest shutdown of the facility isn’t unusual in light of the ailing economy.

Hospital

Burdette Tomlin Hospital will break ground in the spring for conatruction of a five-story "patient tower” as part of a $33 million expansion and modernization. To acquaint readers with this most ambitious public service construction project in the county’s history and to coincide with a SI.5 million public fund drive, a series of capsulized questions and answers will appear periodically: k

Q. How will the modernization program affect emergency and elective care, and medical care costs? A. Since more than 22,000 people are treated each year in the emergency room, the two new patient treatment rooms and special combined cardiac^trauma room won’t come too quickly. The Patient and family waiting room will also be expanded As tor elective hospitalization, the increased capacity of the hospital will eliminate current delays, particularly in the summer. The hospital will be ready when you need it. Increased efficiency resulting from better design and modernization of existing facilities will aid in efforts to keep a lid on rising hospital care costs.