Herald & Lantern 30 January '85

Old Sewer Board Fades Away

(From Page 1) Avalon Real Estate agent Joanne W Tinney, 81; Louis O.Irmler, 77; Willis 72 Edwin F. Stites Sr., 73; Napoleon 51Lawrence R Parks, 34; and Dr. Lawrence Macatee, 28. When it was all over, Karaso asked attorney Ludlam to stay on for free as commission solicitor. He declined but agreed to be available "in an emergency" during the transition and to attend the new commission's reorganization meeting. At that meeting this afternoon, the new commision will draw lots to determine lenght of terms. Two members serve one year, two for two years and one member for three years. And the new commissioners would obstensibly retain legal counsel for the coming year. John L. Ludlam announced his resignation effective midnight after the election. His last official business was to supervise the ballot counting Saturday nieht from 9 to 11:30. Law Duties (From Page 1) litigation. He is to provide "all legal services of a civil nature and legal guidance and advice" to the freeholders, department heads, etc. His contract includes the Planning Board and Health Department that Thornton Delventhal's had said he wanted Lamanna to advise. The resolution setting salary has not been approved by the freeholders yet. Delventhal, 36, is a New York City native who received a BA in history at Seton Hall University in 1970 and his law degree from Rutgers Law School in 1973. He came to the county to practice law then, first with a firm, then in 1976 opening his own practice. He has been a solicitor for the Ocean City Housing Authority since 1980 and told the Herald-Lantern he is "investigating whether that can continue." Delventhal said he would be giving up his criminal practice, "something I enjoy very much," but continuing his general practice. He also said he did not expect to hire additional office help to do the county job. He is married to the former Nancy Jackson whose family owned Jackson Pharmacy in Wildwood. They have two children, a daughter, Lori Ann, who will be 5 next Tuesday, and a son, John, 18 months. Hornstine, 34, is a Wildwood native who graduated from Wildwood High School in 1968, got a BA in sociology and economics from Upsala College in East Orange in 1972, and his law degree from Temple University in 1976. He attended Temple nights and worked days at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia, starting there as an administrative assistant and leaving four years later as assistant to the president. He worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Justice for a year before returning to Wildwood to practice law in March of 1977. His firm includes two associates, Ronald Stagliano and Paul Baldini. He was a prosecutor in Wildwood, solicitor to the Wildwood Zoning Board of Adjustment and 1984 president of the county bar. He is married to the former Linda DeZolt of Bucks County, Pa. They have a son, Adam, 4. Goodbye to Ash (From Page 1) annual salary by $12,000 last month, to $81,000 a year. They made it retroactive, which amounted to a $12,000 bounus. And the higher salary at the time of his retirement increased his annual pension by $6,000 a year, from $34,500 to $40,500. During the exchange of complimentary remarks, county Treasurer Philip A. Matalucci said that he and Ash "must have lost 1,000 pounds in the last 10 years. "We've been on more diets together, up and down." Although there was an air of final sadness to the exchange between Ash and the freeholders, he isn't gone yet. Later in the meeting the board agreed Ash should stay on as an "independent contractor" to conclude a law suit against the county and its architect with reference to the Special Services school building, Ash's pay: $100 an hour.

The ballots, all paper, were read aloud by election judge Thomas Carroll and recorded by tellers Randy Brown and Carolyn Springer. Appointments of all three had been announced by John L. Ludlam at the old commision's final meeting last Wednesday. There were no poll watchers. None of the 13 candidates kept an eye on things while votes were being cast between 2 and 9 p.m. As the polls closed at 9, Karaso and several others arrived at the near empty fire hall on South Boyd Street to take frontrow seats for the ballot counting. Ludlam took over from there, instructing the judge and tellers on procedures to be followed. A few minutes after nine, the padlock removed from the slotted, ! wooden box, and one by one, the folded paper ballots were lifted out by Carroll who called out the results. Eight questionable ballots were thrown out during the next 2 hours. Solicitor Ludlam consulted election rules and decided on voiding the ballots. Most involved ballots in which six candidates were marked off by voters instead of five. One voter had wrote his five choices on the back of the ballot; that was allowed. At precisely 11 p.m., the last ballot was pulled from the box and read aloud. "That's the bottom of the apple barrel," declared Carroll. Then the hand arithmetic began; the tellers added up their tallies on yellow legal pads. By 11:30, counting was completed. The results were declared official by Solicitor Ludlam as midnight approached. Hie ballot box was then sealed with a strand of masking tape to be turned over, Ludlam said, to the county Board of Elections. Solicitor Ludlam asked if anybody had any questions. Yes inquired Karaso and several people with him. "Are you going to stay on as solicitor?" "No, I'm resigning in 16 minutes," the lawyer replied, glancing at the clock. They asked him to consider staying on, to donate his time to the community, but he said he had had enough, that he was tired. They asked the attorney to at least come to the 4 p.m reorganization meeting today, scheduled by the old commission. They didn't offer to pay him. "I've already donated thousands of dollars of time this year," he said. His arm swept the room, containing only eight persons — candidates and their friends. "As evidenced by this, half the community doesn't give a damn," Ludlam said. "For the community? That's a load of cr ," the lawyer broke off, chuckling to himself. There was a brief silence. Ludlam looked weary. The commission he represented had been criticized by a grand jury which released its scoldings through the media that the commission did not hold any elections since 1965. He scanned the faces of the victors. "All right," he relented. "I'll try to be there. I'll do what I can." "Thank you John," they said. They bid him good night and went home. Dump Cleanup (From Page 1) ed until Jan. 10. Now it's slated to be heard this Friday. The Planning Board voted unanimously Jan. 22 to contact the DEP and urge it to get moving. The county, state and federal government had announced last summer that the RIFS would begin last fall. It didn't The topic arose last week when the planning board pointed out that an 18-umt proposed subdivision has been delayed it would be within a one-mile radius of the dump. The county, using its planning and health departments, is permitting no construction in that area "Is that just laying dormant, with nothing being done?" board member Shephard asked, referring to the "That's right," replied Jarmer. "Who's supposed to push it?" asked "The county should consider pushing again," said Jarmer. "Wheaton has taken and EPA to court. For some reason has said it can't go to work on this site. I don't see how that can happen. It's step forward and two steps back. " Jarmer said the Planning Department would contact DEP and he would urge the freeholders to do the same.

Panel Gets in Last Licks

(From Page 1) I estimated 5,700 gallons of sewage a day to a system that has been described as already overloaded. REPICI WAS INDICTED in October as the owner of the Hy-Land Motor Inn which allegedly hooked up to the sewer district lines. The motor inn, on the Parkway, is within sight of the subdivision. One home has been built so far in the subdivision. Another has been trucked in. Repici's office said Friday that, "He's out of town and won't be back until next week." The 19 hookups were authorized by commissioners Ludlam and LeRoy Wescott who instructed Wescott's wife, Helen, commission secretary for 30 years, to issue the permits. The action was taken last Wednesday afternoon in the group's final public meeting. Their solicitor John L. Ludlam, resigned Sunday. John M. Ludlam did not run for reelection. John L. has been the commission's legal counsel since 1972. His elder cousin, John M., has been on the commission since 1957, and Helen Wescott's husband, LeRoy. since 1965. Only Wescott was seeking to remain. John- M. Ludlam said Friday that he didn't know who the permits were issued to, but that another permit application — for a restaurant — is "still pending," to be decided by the new sewer commission. THAT APPLICATION is from Vincent Mustico to convert a private home at 113 S. Main St. into a 36-seat restaurant which would increase the sewage flow there by 120 gallons a day to 720, it is said. Repici represented Mustico in that matter recently, and John M. Ludlam disqualified himself because he is doing title work for the purchase of the property. East Romney Place has one lot posted with a sale sign for Land's End Real Estate, Soens & Moore, and lists a phone number for its office at 2819 Dune Dr.. Avalon. On Crest Road, various building lots are posted with sale or sold signs carrying the

logo of Avalon Real Estate Agency with its Court House branch phone number. The 19 hookups will be made into a sewer line extension that the commission approved 16 months ago, and which the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approved about a year ago. The applicant was Romney Associates. Later, in the rating one of the candidates in Saturday's election, Al Karaso, asked Solicitor Ludlam: "Is there or rs there not a moratorium on hookups?" " Ludlam replied: "The commission would not approve anything that had not been previously approved. To the best of my knowledge, there is not any moratorium imposed by the state." County Courts (From Page 1) in November after, giving up on a search for oil beneath the Atlantic Ocean off the Continental Shelf. Kilpa trick pointed out that the building is paneled, has wall-to-wall carpeting and "adequate utility services." He also indicated that the judges and thair staffs may be "sharing some space.'"" Sources told the Herald-Lantern that the county had considered several other locations including the Keuffel and Esser plant in Court House, with 37, 800-squa re-feet, and the nearly closed Everlon plant at the airport complex with 195,000 square feet. Both would have required extensive work, the sources said. The county originally hoped to finish a new Crest Haven Nursing Home first, then move the courts to the old home while the courts were renovated. Now plans are to have the projects under way simultaneously. The "space committee" that is looking at all the county's space needs includes Planning Director Elwood Jarmer, Facilities and Services Director Harry E. Kehr; county Engineer Neil O. Clarice, Economic Development Commission Executive Director A.H.MRick) Childs; Welfare Director Ralph I. Schellinger and Diane E. Rudolph, county administrator and clerk to the Board of Freeholders.

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