Herald * lantern 5 Mar '<M

Recall Among Beach Fee Alternatives Advanced

by C1»»rlf* Mathis W.1LDWOOD CREST - An overflow crowd jammed Enrico’* Flamenco Room last Thursday night as the Concerned Cftlrens convened a town meeting, where overwhelming sentiment against beach fees was voiced with only two persons out of a score of speakers voicing endorsement Radio announcer Bill Huff. a. local resident, received thunderous ap plausc when he suggested a recall of thaCrest'Commis sion - • Despite an. invitation by moderator Richard Adelpz- ■ zi, none of the incumbeht

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commissioners attended. The hall was decorated with signs bearing messages like Tag Doga. Not People The Concerned Citizens group has fought government-mandated beach fees for months. ANGRY MURMURS swept, the hall when it was revealed that the borough has placed legal ads to pur chase four bdach lots for nearly a half million dollars to obtain riparian rights in case a beach fee was approved by the voters A group spokesman said the purchase price alone would negate any possible profit from the fees for many years to

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come. The purchase price and condemnation of the Aster Rd. lots would coat taxpayers $475,250. Charles Henry James, attorney for the Concerned Citizens and eX-Wildwood city solicitor; indicated that center island Wildwood will probably never have fees as most of the beach land in all three wards is privately owned. He said many miHtens^of dollars would bje needed t^ acquire riparian rights, and pointed tek complications caused by^privately owned piers In North Wildwood, the broad expanse of beach would make any Tee well nigh unenforceable. James surmised. He also released figures he Maintained showed that resets like Ocean City and Cape May, which had beach fees also had steady tax increases. MR. ADELEZZI indicated that a mere 3 percent drop in Crest trade would spell disaster for most businessmen. Realtor Tom .Haynes expressed fears that a fee would drive the Canadian trade southward — as all beaches from Cape May Point south to Key West are free — not to mention those in Atlantic City. Ed Herman, a Crest taxpayer and executive of the Boardwalk Marine West, questioned the need for more revenues in Crest,

Olde Cape May CAPE MAY - Local native Sara Learning will show her slides of old Cape May during next Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Greater Cape May

Historical Society.

The session, open to the public, will begin at 7:30 in city hall, there will be an executive meeting a half hour before. Refreshments will be served following the presentation in the Colonial House adjacent to city hall, the society's headquarters.

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maintaining that most residents place no burden on the school system. He recalled figures given by Assemblyman Alan Karcher showing that Avalon has $330,000 worth of real estate behind each school student, with the Wildwoods not far behind. ACCORDING TO Herman, the Crest should have a gravy train of surpluses. He said the vote against beach fees in Wildwood had a beneficial effect since it resulted in the recent charter study for a change

in government.

Although the majority present agreed no added revenues are needed in the Crest, Charles Waymiller advanced the idea that parking meter fees (now 25 cents an hour) might be increased to 50 or 75 cents an hour. Crest meter fees bring in nearly $40,000, compared to $200,000 in neighboring Wildwood. JOSEPH SALERNO suggested that Crest mercantile license holders hire * private trash haulers. This, he said would cut borough costs two thirds in garbage removal and remove the . tax burden from senior citizens and other residents who don’t profit directly from the tourist trade. Several persons advocated permit parking to guarantee parking spaces by resident homeowners. It was felt this plan would also alleviate the litter problem seen caused primarly

by transients.

Mrs. Charles Taggart said she would hate to lose the freedom of the beach, and pointed out that resorts are constantly raising beach fees. She spoke of North Jersey beaches

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where fees are as high as $40, expressing amazement that anyone would pay such an amount. Transferable Jags in Ocean City are now $10. MODERATOR Adelezzi suggested the borough stop selling off beachfront lots to accumulate surpluses. He advanced the idea of establishing a parking authority, with oceanfront lots utilized to bring in parking revenue, while simultaneously helping to eliminate the litter and

parking problems of permanent residents. Bob Young suggested the open zone at the south end for surfing be periodically shifted around to ease parking problems. Many speakers defended the tenants of the county’s 37 campgrounds, saying their visits benefit gas stations and many other local businesses. The meeting consensus was that Reaganomics make this the poorest/ time to consider a beach fee.

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CAPE MAY - More than 150 entries have been received in the First Annual Captain Mey Tulip Festival Coloring Contest, and they will be on display here the next two weeks. Winners in the contest, co-sponsored by the City and the Herald and Lantern newspapers, will be announced next week. While 55 per cent of the entrants were in the 9 thru 12 age category, the second highest category was in the 13 and over age group with 22 per cent of the entries including many adults. The

youngest entrant was 4, the oldest 72. ENTRIES WERE received from throughout the county, and there were participants in the contest from Vineland, Cardiff, the Philadelphia area and Johnstown, Pa. as well. The pictures will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery of the Cape May County Art League, today thru May 18. The gallery is in the Carriage House of the Physick Estate; hours are >14 to 4 Tuesday to Saturday and 1 to 4 on Sunday. The gallery is clj^ed Monday.

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