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Herald & Lantern 27 April '83

Candidates Face Off On Muziani Record

R« BOB SIIII.KS WILDWOOD Mayoral candidate* Guy F Muziani and Karl Ostrander went head to head Tuesday April l«. in a wide rangin# debate that featured a punch and counterpunch attack against incumbent Muziani'* record Rebuttals usually found newcomer Ostrander tell mg voters'thal Mu/iam has 'failed for 11 years" to pro vide adequate leadership, while Muziani just ns fre quontly accesod his opponent of lacking knowledge . about "inner workings of government " The hour long debate at Wildwood High School, at tended by some 200 city residents, was sponsored by the Greater Wildwood .laycees It followed a loosely structured two hour debate between nine of the IB council candidates Members of the news

media asked candidates questions previously sub' milted by members of the community Questionswere prescreened by the Jaycees to eliminate duplicate questions and avoid questioas aimed at individual personalities PARTICIPATING in the council debate were Karen M Dougherty and Thomas Karter. First Ward. Kmma Jackson and Angelina Adgie. Second Ward Charles Kuski and Frank Bunks. Third Ward, and Edward Herman. Vic tor DiSylvester and George Young Sr . counciIman-at large Herman. DiSylvester, Jackson. Dougherty and Kuski are members of 4he Wildwood First slate Candidates Larry Snyder, First Ward, and N a z arena Kega Ib u I o, councilman at large. <bd not attend because of il Iness There were no ex-

planations for the absence of candidates William McClurkin. councilman-at large. Steven Perkins and Anthony Salimone. First Ward, Walter Cottman,Second Ward, and Ix)uis Suppa. Third Ward Ostrander took the of fense early in the debate, questioning how Muziam. as public safety director, managed to walk away clean from 1982 scandals in the local police depart ment, that ended up with the chief, and six other officers. losing their jobs because of brutality and cover-up charges "Problems within the police department are an outrage, ' he roared, charging that the problems arose because "no one was watching the store " I ' V K B K K N in vestigated for nine months by the stale attorney general's office." Muziani said concerning allegations

made by a former police officer "and they found nothing wrong." He added that in 1980 he , requested the State PoliCfc make v a special study of the local police department, and after their recommendations were filed. 95 percent were carried out Muziani also blasted Ostrander's idea of preventing merchants from “ripp mg off" vacationers by for ming an undercover unit separate from the police department "That's not a sound idea," he said “If anything, we need more 'policei visibility " Ostrarfder. who served the past few years as Convention Hall Director, stressed the city must con tinue to increase tourist promotion efforts and encourage large conventions to come into the communi ty. “The convention business is the most logical

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source of revenue and new jobs," he said. "We should actively be pursuing that business " Wstrander also emphasized that Wildwood should be agoing after business now centered in Atlantic City "We need a hand-in-hand relationship with Atlantic City.” he

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MUZIANI BLASTKl) his opponent for lack of knttvlcdge of government and his previous lack of involvement in civic affairs He stressed that he's the only candidate in the election with experience in local government, an asset he said will lie vital when the new council govern men! takes office July I "It's not as easy as you think," the mayor told Ostrander "You make it sound like you're going to Ik 1 God's answer to all the problems in this communi ty I'm beginning to think you think your're a God " Ostrander retorted by questioning how the mayor ended up heading a slate of candidates who are runn ing a reform campaign He noted that three of the slate members — DiSylvester, Dougherty and Jackson all served on the charter study commission that found several problems ith the city's existing mmission form j>f

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problems. Asked whether he would make his income tax returns for the past five years available to anyone who wants to inspect them, Ostrander said “no" because "it's nobody's business what I made." Muziani. meanwhile, agreed to make his records available T have nothing to (iide.” he said The city's first council election will Ik* held May 10. The new government, approved by voters Iasi November, replaces the commission form that has operated here the past 70 years The council will take of fice July I There will be a five member governing body, with two members elected at-large and three from wards The mayor also will be elected at large All council members and the mayor will serve four year terms Elections are non-partisan

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T H E P O L I T I C A L newcomer also charged that many of the city's pro^ blems. especially within the police department, have developed because Muziani is too busy with his state Assembly position to

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Muziani responded by pointing to his Assembly post as the city’s "greatest asset As an assemblyman, he said, he is able to get state action to solve city

Mf>et Goldner At Breakfast court house — Middle Township business owners will have the opportunity to hear Leonard Goldner of the state Department of Commerce and Economic Development at a special Chamber of Commerce business breakfast at the Wildwood Country Club Friday, May 6. at 9 a.m. Goldner will speak on the new Small Business Revitalization Program and financing for small business in general. He also will meet privately with businessmen during the day. Call Barbara Bel tel at (Br>-:ir>90 for breakfast reservations or to schedule a private meeting.

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