Herald & lantern 31 October '84 - - - - ^ - 21

' Loans are Passed On 2 Fishing Boats * t —

COURT HOUSE - The county Economic Development Commission last week approved two more loans under its tow interest revolving loan program for commercial fishermen. Mary Lou Greenfield and Robert Shepanski of Cape

May Point will borrow $15,000 in addition to a $15,000 regular bank loan and a $16,600 owner equity loan for a $46,600 project to purchase a trawler that will create three new jobs. Lower Township Councilman David F. Brand Jr. and his wife, Carol, will bor-

raw $35,000 plus a $35,000 regular bank loan for a $70,000 project that will buy and equip a boat that also will create three new jobs. Bothare seven-year, seven percent loans. THESE TWO projects bring {o $215,425 the total amount of loans approved, or 46 percent of the $465,000 available The county actually has a $500,000 federal grant under the Small Cities Community Block Grant Program, kit administrative costs account for $35,000. "Ova- half of the proceeds of the loan program are still available," said A.H. (Rick) Childs, EDC's executive director. Project manager Edmund Grant said one other application, for a $50,000 loan '-A-

toward purchase of a $165,000 trawler, was deferred by the loan selection committee, which met Oct 10. He said he also has had a number of telephone inquiries, but no other applications are pending at this time Purpose of the program is to create or retain jobs for low- and moderate-income persons. Five loans were approved last month and, with this month's included, a total of 43 new jobs have been pledged. Two of those first five approved loans have had closings. Idea is to hire new employes through the^ county Private Industry Council/Job Training Partnership Act

MUA Maps Battle On Landfill Birds i

SWAINTON - The environmental consulting firm of Joseph L. Lomax and Associates, Court House, has been hired to develop an effective' and environmentally safe plan to control scavenger birds at the County MUA's » sanitary landfill and transfer station. "Our aim is to reduce the nuisance problems caused by the scavenger birds, mostly seagulls, that are visiting the solid waste disposal facilities," George Marinakis, MUA executive director, explained. THE $13,500 study will include recommendations to plant vegetation and to make structural changes at the transfer station to reduce the birds' accessibility to the facility.

For the sanitary landfill, Lomax and Associates will develop a control program to reduce the scavenger bird population and coordinate the control efforts required to obtain permits J* and approvals from the appropriate federal and state agencies. They will also assist the authority in identifying and selecting qualified pest control firms, and by monitoring the effectiveness of the plan. "We will do everything we can to control the scavenger birds," Marinakis stated "These potential safety, health and nuisance problems to our users, employees and neighbors must be addressed."

Agency Will Open i Craft Exchange

COURT HOUSE - Cape Human Resources Inc. plans to open a craft exchange in mid-November as a fundraising project. Bernice H. Gordon, executive director, said the agency is seeking handcrafted items on consign y ment. A selling area will be y provided at 15 S. Main St., second floor front, with a chairiift available. It is hoped, Gordon said, that a craft exchange will serve the dual purpose of producing funds for Cape Human Resources' social service programs, and providing a retail outlet for area craftsmen. WANTED AS par-

ticipants are the knitters, weavers, potters, cooks, carvers, blacksmiths, bakers, preserve makers, dollmakers, and all other local crafts people. Items will be taken on consignment for a limited time. Anyone with crafts to sell is asked to call the agency at 465-5139, 729-4902, or 465-5138. For the past 19 years, Cape Human Resources has helped disadvantaged county people in job training and placement, youth, senior citizens, weatherization, childhood - development, housing, government surpluses, and emergency services.

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