28 Herald t, Lantern 13 February, 1985

Town Hall to Village? County Declines Offer

By E. J. DOTTY COLD SPRING - It doesn't kx* like the county t s going to take the old town ha Ji off Lower Township s hands any time soon, but someone else 15 interested On behalf of the township, its planning director Richard Pernio taro offered the 1*8? landmark to the county for Historic Cold Spring Village after Or Joseph Saivatore donated the 30-acre tourist attrac taon to the county in mid- December "I talked to the guy in charge at Cold spring Village and he said he* not in a position to acquire property now Pemiciaro said of Charles Joe' Montemurro who has been named as the 919.560-a year village director But . the planner added, we have one other interested party Declining to name her Permciaro said, she sounded like she understood what it entailed The woman who ow ns properly in Lower, has inquired about the cost of moving utility lines to relocate the building, moving carta etc and knows that the structure s sec ond floor was damaged in a July 1977 firebombing ECHOING TOWVHHIP Manager James Building Ban From Page I ) was most recently scheduled last Friday and delayed until March 7.1 « 'Tve been asked, said Sturm \ why not have the same zone on East Pacini, right Jy or wrongly That would encompass all of C ape May Court House I'VE TALKED TO county Hearth Officer' Lou L a manna about th» said Freeholder Gerald M Thornton He had a call> from someone on Pacific who wanted to put ma new well I told htm we woukln t consider a permit for a new well "I'm tired of over and over again the public perceiving that Cape May County and Middle Township are the problem. ' id Thornton The problem is the polluters not us We're trying to protect the property owners and home dwellers I keep hearing we re at fault " "f can t believe a lawsuit would stop the discovery process said Sturm IT'S AN INCREDIBLY stupid excuse said Freeholder James S Kilpofnck Jr .farmer told the Hera Id- Lantern he has assigned the Court House pollution que* rton to a staff member This is not as critical as the Williams site, said Jarnwr because there is public water close at hand But just because there's public water doesn't mean we should ignore pollution problems f hove an old well my kids play with in the summer They vjuir* each other and pro bobty dnnk from it even though f tell them they shouftdn t " Murder Trial '■ ' From Page 1 1 •who called it * an excellent opportunity to showcase our Old Historic Court House He said the entire play is a trial thus the court house is tailor made with no need for lighting or sets The plot calls for jurors to he picked from the uudienrw and actually render a verdict which determines the ending of the play The building constructed in 1940 is ■mdergmng restoration by the county All that remains to he done m the painting of the steeple and gotdteafing of the dome acrordtag to Marry E Kebr director of the Department of Facilities and Services A > eremony to mark the completion is ex perfed in the spring The court house currently it used as rhamhers for Superior f ourt Assignment fudge Philip A Grurcio who also hoMs court there a couple days a week But it is in use almost full time ' for judicial pro ' ceding* according to Stanley FNtott the ' ounty s Civil case manager Freeholder William K Sturm Jr inking ty asked Kilpafnrh an attorney, if there was any requirement that Judge Grurrto portray the fudge a major role m the piay No but he might he the defendant rraehed Kilpfrtrk Sturm then called Ktlpatriek "a fnaifrated actor " 'From actor to lawyer to politician , ' Mponderl KitpafnHr They do have their commonality said Sturm

R Stump, the planner said. We would like someone to take it and fix it. "It's going to be expensive." Pemiciaro added Rather than tear down the old town hall. Stump recommended to council men in early November that they pay anyone interested in removing it $1,000-13.000 toward the expense Council agreed and Mayor Robert Foth ergill confirmed that Saivatore and Lower Township School District Supt Edward J Campbell were considering the township's proposal But both prospects backed off With "a couple nibbles but no solid offers by Dec 16. Stump set "a preliminary date in my mind of Jan I" to demolish the hall; his estimated cost was $17,000 plus the charge for dumping debris Costs, however, could be saved, he said later, if township workers did the job with a hack hoe "I'D H ATE TO DO IT though, to tell you the truth, the manager said late last year Asked then if his deadline would be extended. he replied. It depends on what their (freeholders 1 reaction is Freeholder Herbert Chuck Frederick was assigned control of Historic Cold Spring Village and Lower s offer of the old town hall last month "If it sounds reasonable/' he said then of the offer. "I'd like topresent it to our board of directors " At the time, however, neither the board nor the village director was named "It's goDigest (From Page •) assaulting Gus Belciano 32. at his West Rio Grande Avenue home Jan 5 Charged with two counts each of aggravated assault. Nicholas Marino. 34 and his brother Pasquale. 25. were freed on bail Steven Marino 29 was being held in lieu of $50,000 hail last week, charged with breaking into Belciano's home, attacking htm. and threatening and sexually assaulting a woman. 24 Fatal Fire Probed WOODBINE - Bedridden Phillip Franklin 62 apparently died of smoke inhalation during a early morning fire Sunday that gutted his home on Def Rractl Street Four boarders escaped but one of them Abraham Rappaport. 65. was treated for a sprained ankle at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital and released The fire is under investigation Fire Takfn Homr SEA V ILL E — Alvm and Arlene Shourds lost their two-story frame home on Route 9 in Dennis Township Friday afternoon when high wind fanned the flames that destroyed it Under investigation the fire was discovered by an Atlantic Electric employe who alerted firefighters (Capital (laae COURT HOUSE The county pra vendor's office said it will ask the death penalty in the trial of a man charged with stabbing hts ex girlfriend to death tn Ocean City Nov 4 It will he the first time the death penalty has been sought / rn the county since New Jersey reinstated capital punishment more than three years ago The defendant Gafvanu* Smart El 47. is being held in lieu of 9234 006 hail Electric Hate Up. PfJEABANTVILLE Atlantic Electric will he sending out higher hills as a result of a recent 926 million rate increase Residential customers with elec trie heat wilt ndy ♦ 2 p ercenf more dur »ng wmfer while those without electric heat will pay 1 1 percent more The rates fake effect m a few days The biggest increase will he for high laier* in summer Customers who use 1 066 kilowatt hours then will pay 6 4 percent more (.ablf TV Hearing CAPE MAV No matter which town you live m anyone with complaints about cable TV ran bring them to City Hall at a p m Feb 26 Toot * when the New Jersey Board of Public Utifttie* which recently approved cable rate bikes will bold a public bearing to air gripes The last time the BPt ' held a bearing hi C ape May was when the gas company wanted to turn off the gas MNs. said city Manager Fred foldren The gas company was over ruled City Hall »s ft 643 Washington St

ing to have to be a decision they 're going to have to make." Frederick added. Appointed to the nine-member hoard last month were: Saivatore and his wife. Patricia Anne, county museum curator Somers Corson . Florence Heal of the county Cultural and Heritage Commission. Wildwood School District Supt Arthur Motz. former county administrator Kathryn Willis; county Facilities and Ser vices Director Harry Skip" Kerr Freeholder Frederick . and John Dressel. a retiree from North Cape May Montemurro. industrial arts teacher in North Wildwood Elementary .School, was tapped by Frederick to direct the village of 14 buildings He started work last week, but

still hasn't been officially appointed by the Board of Freeholders "We haven't closed any doors at this point/' he said Friday of Lower's offer on the old hall He said the village board of directors could consider it in the fall, perhaps Stump's looking for quicker action, though Councilman Joseph Lonergan suggested last week that "instead of giving it away, why don't we have the Vo-Tech School 'students 1 come in and work on it?" "It really doesn't suit our needs." Stump replied "The thing is. we're so cramped down there we really have to get rid of that building /'

Vo-Tech Reworks Budget

(From Page 1) with post -secondary, but not with secondary " Post -secondary, or adult, students declined <0 115 from 127 Secondary, which are half-time students, dipped to 594 from 683 Kristler said that although the enrollment was "drown in numbers, we offered all but two programs " He justified the proposed budget by citing a number of reasons for high costs: •Renovations to accommodate a daycare center, a Thornton project that Kistler told the Herald-Lantern would cost about $14,000 • Establishment of an adult high school which Kistler said "should add at least 100 new students " He told the HeraldLantern. it would require one new person •Implementation of an academic program with courses in science, math and English This is a key to Kistler's plans since he believes enrollment is down because of tougher state requirements for prowess in academic courses • Reestablishment of the "hospitality ' hotel -motel > career program" which Kistler told the Herald-Lantern would require one new teacher Kistler said 43 percent of the vo-tech enrollment is "classified" students, his term for problem or special education students He said special ed averages one teacher for two pupils while the vo-tech district has a relatively low" 1-10 ratio He said that compares with apgtate average of 116 for public schools and 1-13 for vo-tech schools Although Thornton s budget objections centered on the increase in the face of declining enrollment. Frederick, an industrial arts teacher at Wildwood High School, focused on the budget's proposed •66 000 for "replacement of instructional

equipment." compared to $8,000 two years ago The list of items included emiossions analyser, digital volt meter, planer, audio visual equipment, electronic calculators, surface grinder.'* "A lot of this replacement equipment concerns me/' said Frederick "Planers and surface grinders are pretty heavy equipment They should be maintained " Vo-tech officials told Frederick the planer really sould have been listed under "new equipment" since it is an additional planer for a third building construction program "Replacement of equipment is absolutely imperative," said Kistler "We'd lost the capability of state of the art (currently used by industry) equipment Until last year, we had predominantly manual typewriters, no word processors, no computers ..." Thornton said he'd like vo-tech to "rework" its budget "My question is. what aggressive actions are you going to take to increase enrollment0" "I also would like to see some justification for some of your equipment requests, ' added Frederick Kistler told the Herald Lantern he expected Thornton and Frederick to visit the vo-tech school this week "The level of detail they're asking us is the responsibility of the board of education." he said "I provide it with detailed and in^Jepth information on which people can make a decision." Although the county pays a large hunk of the vo-tech budget and the freeholders have three members on the five member board of school estimate that has to approve the budget, the five-member vo-tech hoard of education includes four appointees from the local Superior Court plus the county superintendent of schools

United Way Tops $ 100,000

(From Page I) said was "optimistically set Ijist year. 997.000 was raised ALLOCATION OF funds from (he recent drive has not been set by the board of directors hut the amounts will he the same as before. Byrne added The campaign this year used billboard advertising and facsimile pledge cards printed in local newspapers About 25 persons including several representatives of major emplovfrs in the county gathered at the Port a Call Motor Inn and Hotel in Orean City Wednesday night The campaign gave appreciation awards to 10 volunteers; Dutch Dahlhauser Orm Hampton Walt Smith. Boh Shot well Nate Katz John Meq^erson Nelson Amey Arm McGee Connie Cost in and Jim Walsh Oorge Plewa director of the Jersey Cape Diagnostic Training and Opportunity renter was cited for lending the use of that facility in the campaign * mailing project THE CAMPAIGN was not without its problems A fall fund raising dinner scheduled last . November was cancelled due to lack of response And a summer portion of the drive did not fare well That appeal, aimed at seasohal businesses and merchants brought in only a few thousand dollars in a combined mail mg and door to-door effort II was only the second tme a summer drive had been attempted and there weren't enough volunteers to contact the estimated 16 666 resort establishments in the eoorvty So plans far a third summer appeal are •till up m the air. Byrne said

"IT'S TOUGH to find door to door volunteers in the summer People are busy with their own personal things." Byrne said "Statistics say you're not going to do very good with a mailing— If you get 13 percent response, that's good We still ' have a few months to toss it around, and possibly it 'll be a mailing, followed up with a phone call," he added United Way proceeds help to support various family and community services This year again. Byrne said. 34 percent wil go to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. 33 per cent for the mentally retarded job train tng for the handicapped, and mental health counseling Another 17 percent will go to family ser vices such as the Salvation Army and Jersey Cape Visiting Homemakers 6 per cent to emergency and legal services for low income families and 6 percent for rounty wide information services and UBO work for servicemen About 66 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to the agencies The other 16 cents defrays campaign coats BVRNR, WHO operates an insurance . agency in Wildwood moves up to presi dent of the 1666 United Way campaign The outgoing president Mark Bailey, a Wildwood Crest real estate man becomes campaign vice president Robert Grace of New Jersey hell will he vice president in charge of adorations Jerry Smith of radio station WWOC Becomes vice president In charge of communications The positions of Nelson Ataey. secretary, Pamela Eaves treasurer, and Marlon Otaen, assistant treasurer, remain unchanged Virginia Rudd wilt repeat as executive vice president and director