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'Fran Page 1) be satisfied with a new design that could require Court House Associates to lease additional land Bqt the Planning Department position, taken in a special meeting Monday, appears to indicate total opposition to the home being located on that site Planning Director El wood Jarmer said the board disagrees with its density . 120 beds on 2 5 acres is too crowded." THE HOAKD ALSO FEELS, he said, that "it's not good policy to have a septic system on leased land Some septic systeffte-dqn't work right. some create nuisances Ibshould be public policy not to condone ( it) on someone else's land " Court House Associates is leasing about 14,000 square feet west of the proposed bdilding for septic beds "Some might consider those two points subjective, said Jarmer "Our major reason is that we feel it is improper and does not meet state water quality standards to use a septic system for this size facility on this small site " Jarmer said DEP's "change in the approval process" was part of the problem He said DEP gave the county Health Department the responsibility to approve the septic system, and the county considered it in terms of Chapter 199. the Sewage Treatment Code THAT DID NOT take into account, he said, state water quality standards of 10 parts per million (PPM) of nitrates. "There has to be enough dilution (of the effluent),' he said, "so that at the lot line, it is diluted to at least 40 ppm "The board has very serious concerns over using a large septic system on relatively small lots," said Jarmer. "It

also questions the lay of the land Crooked Creek is a stone's throw away from this site " Jarmer said the normal requirement is almost one acre for a standard family house with a septic system "Here we have a 2.5-acre site for 120 beds It's hard to imagine it could meet that standard (10 ppmi " AMONG THE HEALTH Department's objections, cited in a certified letter from Environmental Program Administrator Clay C Sutton Jr. : • "Hie sewage system is designed for 100 gallons per Jay per person Sutton said Chapter 199 calls for 150 gallons Miller said CAFRA okayed that figure "six or eight months ago" based on studies showing "historical demand" of nursing homes, is just over 90 gallons per day per person He said the methodology used in that determination came from the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and he indicated his firm will argue its position forcefully. • The proposed plan does not provide for daily flow for employes Miller said Chapter 199 does not require this The Health Department quoted last week's Herald and Lantern that there would be about 100 employes plus a 27-patient adult medical day care center. THE PLAN "MAKES no mention of a laundry facilities" and "if laundry wastes are anticipated, estimated flows shall be increased by 50 percent ' ' Miller said there will be a laundry, but Chapter 199 "does not have a laundry requirement " •The plan leaves "no room for expansion of existing (sewage) beds in case of system failure." And it said distance between beds "should be increased to 25 feet,

C ENTURY PLCS THREE — Anne Mesler of Cape May. a patient at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. Court House, is guesl of honor at a partv on her 103rd birthday. She accepU, a round of applause from, left to right, Penny Beci'ca, R.N.; Stephanie McCall and Lisa Lukas of Dietary; Linda McCauley, R.N'.; her great nephew. Samuel MagUi, and his wife, Barbara, of Erma. Dietary Department contributed birthday cake.

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( From Page l ) • when $97,000 was raised. THE ECND-RAISER dinner will be held Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Nino's Lucky Club, 4712 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood. The dinner price of $20 includes open bar, prime rib and entertainment. Reservations will be taken up to Nov. 9 at 884-0185 or 465-9400. Seating is limited to 200 persons Tickets may also be purchased directly at the J. Byrne Agency Inc., 5200 New Jersey Ave., Wildwood; Gentilini Ford Inc., Washington Avenue and Dennisvill Road. Woodbine, and Ocean City Savings & Loan Association, 10th Street and Asbury Avenue, Ocean City. )_ United Way proceeds help to' support various family and community services. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, the United Way has distributed $452,869, with 34 percent going to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; 33 percent for mentally retarded ..job training for the handicapped, and mental health counseling. ANOTHER 17 percent went to family services such as the Salvation Army and Jersey Cape Visiting Homemakers , 8 percent to emergency and legal services for low-income families, and 8 percent for county-wide information services and USO work for servicemen. About 90 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to the agencies. The other 10 cents goes for campaign expenses

Individual and business donations maybe mailed to United Way of Cape May County, Box 222, Rio Grande, N.J 08242 CONTRIBUTIONS as a result of the summer appeal were received from the following ; S.B. Ramagosa & Sons, Inc.; M.S. Brown Jewelers; Bonito Motel; Jersey Boardwalk Inc., preps Pizza ; Rauha user's Own Make Candy; AC Goldrush Inc. Wendy's; Mulford Seafood Shack; Lenore M. Townsend Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner; The Manse; McDowell's Gallery; C-View Inn; L.R. Smith-Aupt Lorey; Johnson's Restaurant; Cctorian Pink House; Laura's Fudge; Lemer Motor Inn; Gingh~*n and Calico Crafts; Raysun Property «igt. ; Fred Kuhner. Washington Inn; Belansens Inc. -Golden Eagle; S.S. Hardware Roofing Supplies; Wolfingt on /Taylor's Gift Shop; Baileywick; Laura G. Gale; Geoff's Restaurant; Holt Enterprises; Dorothy H. Ruth Irwin & Althea Megarge; Dragon House Restaurant; Beach End Corp.; Don Long Enterprises; Senior Studio; the Flanders Hotel; Murphy Mart; Florence Getzinger; Carlson's Seafood; Mac's Mobil; Mt. Ver- i non Motel. , Wagon Whell Florist; Eagle Motel; Newport Molel ; Mokary & Scanlar. I Joseph J Grassi ; Port Royal Motor Inn i

J pokuble Miller said he had "never iteard' of anything like this before • A Soil Conservation Service letter verifying the seasonal ground water Determination for the areas erf the four disposal beds should be on file with the of f»ce ." Miller said he has it. and doesn't understand why the Health Department doesn't. • "The ground appears to drop (rff to a lower elevation'' in the area of two sewage oeds and more fill might be needed Miller said that was a question for the engineers THESE HEALTH Department objec tions are the second time County Health Officer Louis La manna has overruled previous approval by his inspector. Charles Adeiizzi Last week. La manna said Adeiizzi should t have given the approvals that made it possible for Middle Township to issue a construciton permit okaying excavation and foundation. A serious error in judgment was made there," said La manna "They'll have to redesign the system. It's not adequate; the daily flow is 50 percent more "We were wrong in letting them tell us that 12,000 gallons < per day ) would be the anticipated daily flow," said Adeiizzi "It should be about 18,000 gallons a day, maybe a little more." Adeiizzi said that would probably require Court House Associates to lease additional land, but Miller said "it may be possible to do it on site." COURT HOUSE ASSOCIATES is leas ing for four years from Holly Associates, from whom it bought the 2.5 acres on Oct 25 for $235,000. Holly formerly Magnolia Associates, paid $167,000 for eight acres on Magnolia Drive in June of 1983 Magnolia included Court House attorney Frederick W. Schmidt Jr., who now represents Court House Associates, Court House Realtor Thomas J Repici, Avalon Realtors William H Tozour Jr. and David J Kerr, and former MUA chairman John Vinci. They bought out Vinci and took the name Holly Associates after he was indicted for alleged kickbacks. The lease provices that Court House Associates will buy the additonal land in

1968 if it cannot connect to a proposed county regional sewage treatment system by then IN RELATED MATTERS. • Middle Township construction official Michael Vistenzo "removed himself from any duties in reference to inspections, or as construction official, in regard to the convalescent center" according to Middle Township Committee member James E Alexis That came in the wake of a grand jury presentment critical of Vistenzo for a number of actions including some pertain ing to the nursing home s application to connect to the Middle Township Sewage Treatment Plant. • Adeiizzi said Court House contractor Albrecht & Heun, which excavated the nursing home site, was not dumping debris in its South Dennis Road gravel pit, where the Health Department has prohibited it "They told me nothing is being buried at that site." said Adeiizzi "They gave away a lot of the good stuff and purchased a $20,000 chipper and are making sawdust out it" at their Route 9 yard. • The township Planning Board set a special meeting at 7 p.m. next Tuesday in township hah "to review architectural drawings of^Bl convalescent center ... Officals told the Herald and Lantern the meeting is "a formality to make sure the public is aware of the design and aesthetics." COURT HOUSE ASSOCIATES under the corporate nam^ Hospicomm, operates three other nursing homes in the state, including Eastern Shores which opened in September 1983 and is already filled. The firm took an option on the Magnolia Drive location after being told by Repici and Schmidt that the site had water and sewer, according to Eugene Mayer, its president. When it finally became apparent in July there was not public sewerage, Mayer said, he had "too much money into it to walk away ... " The project is being financed by $5.1-million in tax-free bonds through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. It is across the road from the Jamesway Shopping Center which has had considerable trouble with its septic system. %

From The Principal I By Stanley Kotzen Principal, Lower Cape Ma> Regional High School

Television has become an insidious diversion. It has swayed us from our purpose and responsibility for educating our youngsters by luring us to believe that our youth has been weaned on an electronic diet that is necessary. Bunk! At hearings held Jn Washington recently, witnesses testified to the number of hours preschoolers spent in front of a TV set and the effect of those sedentary hours. There was testimony about working mothers and the number of single parent families. THIS IS ALL old hat, and we've heard it ad nauseum What we must face is our responsibility as parents and educators to see to it that our students make better, more enlightened choices with their time that will encourage them to turn off television before their brains turn to mush. Homework is and should be our basic response. Extra-curricular activities and a part-timejob will finish off these critics who worry about a generation addicted to "The A Team" or "Magnum P.I.". IT IS HARD for me to conceive of a youngster having the luxury of idle hours between 7 and 10 p.m. to loll on a sofa and drift into one vicaious adventure after another. As a parent and a principal that prospect blows my mind. If the youngster has no I want to know why and how that is possi-

ble. (Don't accept the explanation - "I did it in school". Check to see if that is the case and demand that such a practice be stopped as unacceptable. How can HOMEwork be done in school? ) All students should have some after-school activity, it should be a regular commitment. THEN THEY should come home and do thier homework — at least two hours each night — and if it doens't amount to that now, it will. We have to toughen our youngsters academically. They have to know how to concentrate and think and create, and they have to learn that they have the energy and the ability to handle these rigorous intellectual challenges. Be aware that when your youngster says "I'm bored" or "There's nothing to do", the next step will be to turn on the television set. This is not the teenager's fault; it is ours! THE ADULTS are the ones who should be setting the rules and expectations for their children, and we must demand more of them if they are to survive. It's not too late to reverse the trend with any teenager. I can't believe that any vibrant and exuberant youngster "enjoys" the wasteland of prime time TV. Deep down inside we all know what Fred Allen told us years ago: "Television is a triumph of equipment over people, and the minds that control it are so. - smaU you could put them in

the navel of a flea." The only "A Team" that any of us should ever be concerned with is our honor roll. None of us should accept the sight of our youngsters indolently passing the time of their lives with companions like those mindless game show operatives. Our kids are far better than that, and they need our direction to prove their worth.

Tel-Med Cut Off SOMERS POINTS -Due to hospital construction the Tel-Med tape program at Shore Memorial Hospital here has been temporarily disconnected and is expected to resume in the spring. Tel-Med, a special collection of some 260 health information tapes prepared by professionals, is sponsored by this hospital and The Center for Health Affairs in Princeton through a grant from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation. Until the service resumes at Shore those interested can call the TelMed headquarters at The Center for Health Affairs in Princeton at 452-2882 and listen to the tapes through that office. Callers should note that while the service itself is free the call to Princeton from this area is a toll call.