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Favor Fee Hike OCEAN CITY^- City Council last week approved the idea of increasing local mercantile license fees to provide more revenue for city advertising. The proposal would raise fees by 50 per cent or a maximum of *50, and increase the city’s advertising budget by about $40,000, Revenue would be distributed by a separate authority. Legislation must be passed allowing mercantile revenue to be used for such things as advertising. Both State Sen. James Hurley and Assemblyman Guy Muziani have indicated they will introduce the necessary legislation. Reject Petitions WILDWOOD CREST - Petitions opposing a municipally-created beach fee here were once again rejected last week by local officials, who believe the documenyiled to comply with legal provisions! Acceptance of the petitions would have set the stige for a referendum on a free beach ordinance — a move Borough Commissions want to avoid since beach fee revenue has already been projected in the local 1982 budget. Tax Rate Held OCEAN CITY — City Council last week introduced $12.8 million budget that will hold the line on the municipal tax rate \ and maintain services at existing levels. \ Councilman Jack Jones dissented to the budget os presented, contending the city administrator's salary of $47,400 is too ’ high. The administrator's salary in the last year jumped from $41,430 as a result of a 9 per cqd* cost-of-living increase granted to all pity employees and a five per cent merit raise received last August. The city will keep its tax rate stable by using $1.45 million of its $1 9 million surplus available at the end of 1981 . y No Local Tax DENNIS TWp. - Township Committee last week approved a budget of almost $1.3 million up more than $200,000 from last ye'kr. Once again it will jx* unnecessary to initiate a local purpose tax. Tax Rate Down WILDWOOD CREST - The City Commission last Tuesday introduced a $3.8 million budget - including the anticipated beach free revenue of $325,000 — that will drop the current local tax rate of 87 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 86 94 cents According to^CommissionerFrank McCall. beach free revenue will allow the commissioners to "stabilize the tax rate for several years to come.". t Moth Money LOWER TWP. - Some $12,500 has j)een budgeted here this year for gypsy moth spraying. Reports indicate Jowaship planner Joe Zahora believe this »s enough to spray about $1,560 acres — the same amount of acreage covered last ^ear. Challenges Mayor UPPER TWP. - Recently named Mayor Frank Kruk is going to be chaltenged in the June Republican primary by newcomer John McDonough Kruk. who has served on the Committee for dine years, is seeking another three-year term. McDonough, coordinator of Special Services for the Avalon Elementary School, is looking to fill his first political office. Police Pay Hike MIDDLE TWP — Police officers here will receive a 10 per cent raise this year under a one-year contract signed late last week Under the new agreement, each of 29

officers — soon to be increased to 32 — will work 40-hour weeks instead of the current 42. will have the choice of being paid time and a half for overtime or receiving credit for time off and will receive one or two more vacation days annually. In addition, there's d "childbirth” clause allowing expectant fathers to take a day off when his child is born and another day off when theJxrtjy'' is brought home from the hospital. The contract also calls for the department to switch from the current four- ' squad system, to,a five-squad system once the force is up to 32 men The additional shift reportedly will work at night. Fired Men Sue AVALON — 21 public works employees fired in January because they wouldn’t \ work during a snow storm have filed suit in Superior Court to get their jobs back. The plaintiffs are requesting back pay and that the borough not be able to replace the men with other employees.

No to Concert' NORTH WILDWOOD - City Council last week voted unanimously to halt plans for a proposed largescale country western concert on the beach here later this spring. Council rejected a $50,000 bid from North Isle Development Co. Inc. — owned by co-owners of the local Miss Kitty’s Saloon and Dance Hall - to rent part or the beach for the event. The concert idea was opposed because of potential traffic and crowd control problems that could arise tfith the arrival of some 100,000 concertgoers.

hospital earns Catherine D'Imperio -•» plaque from Brian Buonani, assistant administrators

Hospital Cites Employees COURT HOUSE — Employees who have worked for the institution between five and thirty'years were honored by the Burdette Tomlin Hospital Board of Governors and administration during a rtfeent reception Dorothy Nidorf of theDietery Dept with 30 years of service, Catherine D'Imperio's 25 years in Medical Records, and D TownSen'fc 20 years of service with the Operating Room-staff were the honorees with the most seniority Those honored for 10 years included J. Jeffries (Maintenance & Plant). Keith Babore (Radiology), I Williams (Medical Records, D. Lollis (Fiscal), B. Eastburn (laboratory) and A Bolt. B. Gaskill, S. Neely (Dietery); A Alexander. D. Lovell and A Fox of the Nursing staff Five-year honorees included M. Needles <Administration), M Gross and J Guilliams (Laboratory), N Nugent and I) Reisch (Radiology). T Sickerett (Medical Records). K. Kollinger. P. Van Lieu. J Smyth and E Sayers (Fiscal Department). K Gallagher (EKG>; R. Dunkelberger and B Tyler 'Operating Room»; J. Santangello and M Stanbach of Materials Management and M. Luthe, J Corlett, M. Hay field, N. Dougherty. F. Frame and E. Cheatle of Nursing. Hospital administrator William H Waldron III and board president Allan Gogld congratulated and thanked all the recipients for their service and dedication.

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