SEWERAGE COMMISSION—Middle Township Sewerage Commission held its first meeting of the year last Wednesday. Above, rear, left to right, commission member l-eroy Westcott, commission president John M. Ludlam, commission solicitor John L. I.udlam, and commission member Michael Vistenio. In foreground, secretary Helen B. Westcott and consulting engineer Al Herman. At left. Solicitor I.udlam: at right. Eugene Mayer, president of Court House Associates which proposes to build a convalescent home on Magnolia Drive.

Repici Told to Disconnect Motel From Subdivision-

(From Page 1) it. It's a helluva way to do business. It's go ing to cost him tRepici) money to disconnect. and it's costing friendship. I don't want to Ix? associated with that kind of thing." SOKNS SAID he and Cosenza originally owned most of the land that is now Romney East, but could not build planned apartments or condos because of a covenant in the deed. "We sat with it," he said, "and paid the taxes. Now we figured the value of residential land had grown and we planned $69,500 for a nice Cape Cod house. We approached Tozour as a big earth mover and we jointventured it. They owned a few lots and agreed to do other things. Repici was the guy they work with. “Everything's fine and legitimate with Romney Associates," said Soens, "We don't want any part of that sort of thing." THE COMMISSION went into secret session last week "in view of potential litigiation" against Repici. according to com-, mission solicitor John L. Ludlam. After the 15-minute closed session. Ludlam said the commission had concluded it wanted the line "discontinued" and it instructed Al Herman, its sewage consultant and engineer, to supervise the removal of a 2<)-foot section of pipe, "cap it, go down and periodically inspect, and certify to the commissioners that it is. in fact, disconnected and not being used." Herman had supervised the Romney East sewer line design and construction for the commission, a task that Romney Associates paid for. Herman told the Herald his design had not included n line to the motel, and the line was not laid prior to when he finished his supervision and did an air test the first week in January.

The commission did not discuss when the line was laid, whether it intends to bill Repici for sewer service, nor whether litigation is still a possibility. The motel’s 34 units plus owner's quarters, presents a potential sewage flow of 1.800 gallon per day using state DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) estimates, admittedly high. REPICI RECEIVED a second setback at the same meeting when the commission voted to delay a renewal application from Holly Associates for a sewage hookup to a proposed 147-bed nursing home on Magnolia Drive. The commission had okayed the hookup on Sept. 1, but that 60-day allocation expired March 1. Holly Associates is a partnership including Repici, Tozour, Kerr, and Court House attorney Frederick W. Schmidt Jr. Holly Associates replaced Magnolia Associates early this month, a step apparently taken to buy out Magnolia partner John Vinci, former MUA chairman under indictment for alleged kickbacks. Sales of 2'2 acres of the eight acres Holly owns on Magnolia Drive is contingent on approval of all necessary permits including sewage service to the proposed Court House Convalescent Center. Repici is the broker in that sale. Magnolia Associates bought the parcel on June 3, 1983, from Dennar Inc. of Cape May for $167,000. Holly Associates paid Magnolia $180,000 for it last March 29. Repici, Schmidt, Vinci, Tozour and Kerr have dedlined to comment on any of this. THE REQUEST to extend sewage for the nursing home was made at last week’s meeting by Schmidt and Philadelphian Eugene Mayer, president of Court House Associates, which would build and operate

BERKELEY AWARDS — Christine Douglass, left, and Anita Hood, second from left, both North Wildwood residents and students at Wildwood High School, were among outstanding business students from New Jersey honored by Berkeley Schools at awards program in Woodbrid|£r. With them are Miss Laurie Robertson, second from right, admissions representative, and Ms. June Barnes, chairman of business education department at high school. Also honored, but not pictured, were Augustina Kantesse of North Cape May and Joanne Harron of Villas, both students at Lower Cape May Regional High School.

the home. Mayer's partners are Benjamin and Melvin Miller, cousins, also of Philadelphia. Mayer said he estimated the home would have a sewage flow of less than 11,000 gallons a day. The commission had allocated 12,000 gallons. The line that would serve the nursing home also would serve the Jamesway Plaza whose sewage flow has been estimated at from 6,000 to 10,000 gallohs a day. They would share cost of laying the line. Mayer said his firm had already spent $160,000 to develop the nursing home project. His development and management company, Hospicomm Inc. of Philadelphia, operates Eastern Shore Nursing Home which opened in Swainton last September. COURT HOUSE Convalescent Center would have 120 beds plus a 27-patient “adult medical day-care center." The center would employ about 100 persons. It has the necessary state Health Department "certificate of need" because the state says the county needs another 328 long-term care. beds. The center would cost $4 million, according to Mayer. Location of the proposed center has been moved to the intersection of South Dennis Road and Magnolia after state CAFRA (Coastal Area Facilities and Review Act) objections to the earlier site as being on low ground. Mayer said last week that he "could be under construction in three months. July at the latest." His earlier plans, before the controversy over the Middle Township Sewage Treatment Plant capacity and the Hy-Land connection, called for breaking ground in May and opening next March.

Do It Yourself?

TRENTON — Residents of Atlantic, Bergen, Essex. Monmouth, Morris and ^assaic counties will be eligible for millions in federal financial assistance to recover from flood damage in late March and early April — residents in Cape May and Ocean counties will not. All eight counties were declared disaster areas by President Ronald Reagan so they'll divide $8.3 million available to repair public facilities. But, so far, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided.to withhold Uncle Sam's help to individual properly owners in Ocean and Cape May counties.

Middle ‘Holds' Sewage-

(From Page 1) their sample was bad," he said. “Someone unqualified could wipe his hands on a bottle and get a 2,400 count," said Vistenzo. Herman also charged that Health Department records indicated it got the 1,600 treatment plant sample at 11:40 a.m. last April 26, and took a sample at the Crest Haven sewage treatment plant five minutes later, which would be impossible. "I think we should meet with the Health Department and find out what is significant and what isn’t," he said. The commission assigned Herman and Vistenzo to do just that. IN OTHER ACTION: Solicitor Ludlam reported that the commission had received, but too late to comply, new regulations requiring it to hold an annual election and expand to a fivemember board. He said he was contacting the state Attorney General "for the proper procedure at this point." After the meeting, Solicitor Ludlam told the Herald that members previously were elected "until a vacancy occurred.” Thus, he said, there have been no elections since" 1965, when Vistenzo and Westcott were elected. John M. Ludlam took his post in 1957, he has said. This was the first meeting in 1984 for the commission, which met four times in 1983. It set a meeting schedule of every fourth Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the township building "because there’s suddenly a lot of interest in the sewer district," Solicitor Ludlam said. The next meeting will be held April 25. THE COMMISSION turned over delinquent accounts to Solicitor Ludlam, calling them "all older than one year, some going way, way back," according to secretary Helen Westcott, LeRoy’s wife. The commission approved a $53,510 1984 budget and Solicitor Ludlam said it anticipated revenue of $58,000. Biggest budget item was salaries which included Westcott’s $5,280; Mrs. Westcott. $420; and plant operator Walt Turnier, $9,000, which he has received for the last two years. Commission members agreed to give the latter some reconsideration at a later time. The budget also included $7,409 for chlorine and a total to $5,000 for professional services from Solicitor Ludlam and consultant Herman.

Hughes Asks Curb On Travel

WASHINGTON, D C. - Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ) has introduced legislation to reform procedures governing foreign travel by members of Congress. Noting that the expense and necessity of overseas , Congressional travel has ’ come under increasing fire

in recent months, Hughes said there is a need for House members to do a betIcr job policing themselves. Hughes' proposal, in the form of an amendment to the Rules of the House of Representatives, would require that any proposed

foreign trip first be approved by a recorded, roll call vote of the congressional committee sponsoring the trip. Under current procedures, overseas travel and the itinerary are agreed upon informally by the committee's chairman and participating members.

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Fete Given Kajander

WILDWOOD - A retire, ment party w(fcs given to lifelong city resident John E. Kajander by the Wildwood Postal Employees April 7. The dinner party was held at the Carriage Lamp Restaurant in the Villas and was hosted by fellow worker Don Grosse and his wife, Faye. Kajander retired from the Wildwood Post Office as Superintendent of Postal Operations after 39 years of service. Out in time for the big summer rush, he can now play all the golf he wants. He received a set of golf clubs as a retirement gift. The guests included his wife Kay, daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Richard Minarik, his mother Fannie, who will be 90 years old in June, and his brothers and sisters and their families. Friends from the Wildwood Golf club and the members of the Wildwood Fire Co., where Kajander has been a member for 32 years, were also present.

4-H Spring Garden Show Is May 2-4

COURT HOUSE - The ninth annual 4-H Spring Garden Show will be staged in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center on Dennisville Road. May 2, 3, and 4. participating in the show will be 4-H members, their leaders, school teachers with their classes and garden clubs from around Cape May County, 4-H Agent Jean Jesuncosky has announced. There will be 11 separate divisions in the show. These are: Division I - Flowering Plants, such as geraniums, impatiens, begonias, African violets and many others. Division II will be foliage plants, such as ferns, ivy, rubber plant, Philodendron, Dumb Cane, etc. Division III will be Container Gardens, such as dish gardens, terrariums, bottle gardens and hanging gardens. Division IV will be all varieties of cactus and other succulents. Division V will be forced bulbs, including Dutch bulbs, shrub and tree branches, crocus, daffodil,

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The Cape Mays Dolly Slango

He’s top-notch. He's a shining example to all the students at Lower Cape May Regional High School, where he’s a senior. He’s Timothy Cohen, the son of Martha and Bud Cohen of Cape May. At the recent concert featuring Lanny Quidley, pianist, and pupil ofXower Regional back in 1964, Quidley performed several concert selections: The Piano Concerto in D Major by Haydn along with the Small Ensemble consisting of Cindy Garrison, Joanne Brandt. Janet McGraw on flutes; Terry Cordes and Sandi Garrison on clarinets; Samantha Hunter on French horn and James Zagicl on bass. Special feature was an African number played by Quidley on piano and at times only on the strings. For this specialty he was accompanied by Tim Cohen on the tympani. Without music young Cohen watched the artist closely, keeping the beat, accenting, accelerating, and then softly, once again giving the r beat of the African tribal drums. The effect was scintillating. Speaking to Tim Cohen at —the end we learned that it was only that day they they rehearsed this particular number. It’s no wonder young Cohen was chosen to represent the All State New Jersey Competition in New Orleans, something rare for high school students. The standing ovation was a deserved tribute to both these artists. IT S CALLED the Westside Market (formerly, the Douglass Market), on Broadway in West Cape May. New owners are Gory and Robin Gilbert, who not only offer smiles when taking your order, but the tastiest party trays. Fresh meats and lots of tender loving care go into making

up whatever it is you wish to order for your party or for that matter, just for an evening of entertainment where you want to make it a special treat. Gary Gilbert delivers all orders if desired. He’s at 884-3061, where he'll answer with a smile. Recent Memorial Mass for Ida Kuhn brought many of her friends to remember her in prayer, after which a luncheon was offered by her family to all members of the Altar and Rosary Society of Our Lady Star'of the Sea Church. Ida had been a member too, while living at the Victorian Towers. Republican Beef and Beer Bash is all set ‘ for Saturday, May 5, at Convention Hall: delicious home-cooked beef by Rudl Macciocchi. STAR OF THE SEA Flea Market has your table or tables available. It’s Saturday, May 26, in the Parish Hall. $10 to reserve your table is a very small amount to pay for a whole day of fun to sell your wares and whatever treasures you may want to dispose of. Dolly Stango ct 884-4770 will take your reservation. It’s good to see Msgr. Patrick J. Madden, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, feeling betteft He was down with the flu.Vbut so many prayers surely helped. He’s up and smipng again! ( Wednesday, May 23,\is the date for the New Jersey Symphony Concert featuring pianist Veda Zuponsic at Glassboro State College sponsored by Beth Jndah Temple in Wildwoojl. Nancv Tenenbaum is the person to call at 884-3^06 for your reservation. Mon! on this next time around.

hyacinth, Amaryllis, and many others. Such flowering shrubs as Forsythia, Flowering Almond, Flowering Crabapple can all be brought in and forced into bloom at this time of year. Division VI will be fresh flower arrangements; Division VII will be dried arrangements using materials from the fields and woods and Division VIII will be hanging baskets, a very popular type of plant life in our world today. Division IX will be speciality plants such as lettuce on a windowsill, spinach, tomato, chives, parsley, all of these things that can be grown indoors for curiosity as well as use on the table. Division X, Bedding Plants from seed, will consist of flowers and vegetables, and Division XI, Plant Propagation, will be a collection of plants grown from cuttings. Several school classes have indicated an interest in the show and hopefully will come and exhibit. Every participant will receive a ribbon. The winners of the best exhibits in each division will receive rosettes and the first place winner, a beautiful trophy. Judge for the show again this year will be Horticulturist Specialist Donald Lacey from Cook College, Rutgers University, who will do all the judging on Thursday, along with Cape May County horticulturist, Bill Lockwood, former *-H. The show will be set up in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center on a display built with the help of many 4-H volunteers, leaders and friends. The show is put on annually for several reasons actually. One of the most important is to have 4-H people show the results of their hard wprk in the horticulture project area. Another reason is to show the public what 4-H’ers learn about plant life by growing plants. The show is open to the public 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday and Friday. School classes particularly are Invited to tour the show. Demonstrations will be presented 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3, for school classes unless other arrangements are made prior to the show.

Gets State Scholarship

WILDWOOD - The New Jersey Association of Legal Secretaries has awarded the 1984 Jean M. Napolitano Scholarship to Kimberly A. White of Ocean City High School, The scholarship is in the amount of $750. Kimberly wd* sponsored by the Cape May County Legal Secretaries Association in the Statewide contest. Winners were announced at the NJALS Fifth Fiscal Board Meeting held April 7, at the Americana/Great Gorge Hotel in Sussex County.

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