I 18 Herald & Lantern 20 February, 1985

BWwpf • ' KetH . a1 - ' 4 j OWING ALONG — Two (MMfftW projects an Stone Harbor are moving along and aiming al spring opening* Top. Harbor Square. 2^ mm I Colonial Williamsburg style mall on I be former site of Habns Restaurant 3t| «th St Bottom the leeward on Second * \ vroor at 95th Mr eel wbarb will contain a half doreaa stores and 17 apartments on the serood and thvd floors • jaAUA^tfEhMllUSi! y0 " m

Another Inner Harbor ?

' From PaRe 1 1 speak but mining it ts hampered by sewer, water rood parking and traffic problems Water supplied through antiquated pipes from < ape May. » the biggest hassle said Mump adding that he wants to dtnruRs that headache with t ape May Manager Fred < otdrevi this week f'ape May and Ixrwer have been arguing about who should repair the water lines the city, the township or customers in Srhellengrr s landing MHTOM-:> MAY RK IME HI Kill K Mump must jump to gel the project off the ground hut the city official isn't the major «mr 4s of last week l^ower s manager hadn r discussed his plans for Srhrllengpr s , landing with its busmens community Slump also has to convince three of five I ***** <-«iunri4fnen that the project m a good idea because a lot ot thr propmed develop -netH money is prop i led n the pending I MPT. budget that also calls for a 17 rent increase in the ftoral purpnse tux rate 1 onroy seems sold on the idea with ( dun ' ilman fJnvwt F Brand Jr whose Third Ward inr hides St hrflengri v landing ( nun rilman Joseph l^mergan who represents North t ape May and his at large running males Mayor Robert K of her gill and Ibpu fy Mayor Joseph Duvw are officially uncommitted \ H hough this year's proposed capital improvement hudgd escaped unscathed during council s final budget hearing last week funding for Srhetlengrr * landing might he cut before or after the budget % m ♦rodu red 'omght « IkMlkf, %N cfFFH F MAT of thr

island last week Stump pointed out townshipowned areas which could become parking lots and perhaps, ease the summer traffic congestion Southbound, that stems from three road ways Routes KB and 62! 'Ocean Drive i. the Parkway converging just north of the four lane canal bridge into two lanes of Srhel ienger s Landing There, southbound motorists and those northbound from Cape May merge with traffic from the docks, marinas and restaurants on both side of the roadway Side roads need improvement Stump said along with the water and sewer lines "It * been proposed to do these things fh»* spring, he added That will he a tough schedule to meet - even if Ijmer s counnlmen approve capital improvement funds for the project and stump comes to terms with ( oWren on those water mains Sewer and water line repairs mean more than investments they mean streets will he torn up on the eve of the tour ist season floes he know which roods would he under repoir in Srheilenger s landing Stump was asked No. he replied, it s all in the con « eptual Mage down there ' If the proposed work isn t completed by May l/Fwer could have an eyesore rather than an attraction on its hands Stump said he realizes that difficulty but sees a to* of potential m the proposed pro jrrt \sked if he also sees an overall theme for the waterfront he spoke in general ♦erms of San Francisco * Fishermen s Wharf as a model another Mystic Seaport or Baltimore % Inner Harbor

Plenty of Places for a Cool One

' From Page 1 1 'here buy liquor in Marmora ta the weal, rmaa fh* ftti Street bridge north to ' iomer» Punt or south to St rat hem re aver f Oram's Inlet ' t oder «oday ft papulation ratio limits, •trrmt < lty mmM <|U«hfy for perhaps mx hum and two hquor stores if file town repealed prohibition wtnrh so f likely fjeiuws Township also a dry town wtnrh <bdn t fined to he would have a few Ratio limits for new tire noes are the reason emoting Itrenses command a htgh • rragrpnre 4 hrense may remain dormant while a win is trying to f«nd a buyer In moat towns cxrepf places tike Atlantic CHy. whsrh has its own alrohohr Beverage Con trot Board laense transfers are done 'hrough the town rtevfc. subjert to state approval The license for the now defunr t 74 House fhnner Theater n Swaiaton was sold far a reported $285 after that establishment closed The In ewe now reportedly carries an asking price of M om fT B* ONF ftp only seven licenses m Middle Township and three of those are for -« - , (.Am jnvee enmo In stone tfarhor wfnrh today has only fhw liquor licenses one was offered recently for fM* eg* Of the mi twenaes m the count v >1 were ■ sunt to nonprofit chgu golf 'tubs >arhf 'tubs veterans groups and f rater

net organizations whoae bars are oof open to the general public clubs are not permitted to sell package goods In Wtldwood. only four of the 5# licenses there are for ekibt And 52 of the remain ing 16 establishments have both bar and package goods licenses The other three licenses are for liquor stores In North Wtldwood which has two rfub licenses there are it lieenaes for ham with takeout pnvileges plus two for liquor stores MtWFR TTJWNAMIP also has It dual licenses plus five clubs and two liquor stare licenses j Cape May has 26 dual licenses, four for i r Nibs and one liquor store license Sen Isle has eight dual licenses four for rhjhs sod one liquor store license Avslon has eight dual licenses plus one | for a liquor More and another for a dub Middle Township has four dual licenses < three rtuh licenses and one for a store t pper Township has seven dual licenses ( pins one for a store j Mone Harbor has four dual lieenaes ptus one rhfh license | Woodbine has three dual licenses and i two dub lieenaes j Mf jMg Mf i t dm li^a I /L •«( l«e.afliaaA wBff TV i inwonn nti TWO WWi ifrvnuwi | and s liquor store license lake 'irean CWy snd Dennis Township | West Cape May and Cape May Point are dry " i

County May Name Insurance Broker

(From Page 1) abuse boards Pessagno. on the other hand, would not be on the county payroll, but would be paid from insurance commissions Neither he. the freeholders nor Devaney were preapred to estimate what that could net him "It s a choice of staffing up with exper tise or going to an outside vendor." sajd Sturm . "You can turn the headache over to a broker of record and see if you can make a better deal " The county has allocated more than $3 million for insurance in its 1965 budget, slated for adoption next Tuesday That's a 45 percent increase over the $2 1 million the county spent last year OF THE $3 MILLION total. $2 3 million is for the employe benefit package, the balance for property and casualty There is no decision on whether a broker of record would deal with both types, or just property and casualty Commissions on property and casualty run 10 to 13 percent. Pessagno said, which would indicate a commission in the $80,000 range The employe benefit package includes Blue Cross Blue .Shield, major medical, dental, vision care, prescription drugs, ac cidental death and disability, and life insurance It's "on the table" in employe negotia tions currently under way and. according to Sturm, the county may ask employes to pay part of those premiums, or accept a cap on the county contribution FOR THE LAST dozen or more years, the county has placed insurance by preparing specifications in -house and re questing proposals from at least three firms An outside consultant has been hired when the package comes up for renewal every three years That consul tant was ethically prohibited from recom mending any of the business go to his own company A broker of record, on the other hand, has no such prohibition and. in fact, could be expected to "get the best deals from the companies he represents. " according to a source knowledgeable about insurance practices "We all represent basically the same companies. Pessagno agreed He said he would receive all the commission if he" placed a policy direct" with a company he represents Otherwise, he said he would "share" the commission Pessagno said he thought it possible that the broker of record would he limited to property and casualty insurance But he also said his firm had the county's employe benefit package through Pacific Mutual three years ago THE INSURANCE market is in chaos." said Sturm "It's difficult to get coverage for public officials liability and rates are going sky high " He said the broker of record would go out to the insurance companies with the county's needs, evaluate, and come up with a proposal at the most reasonable pnee Times change, said Sturm at last week's freeholder meeting "Insurance companies used to heat down our doors Now it's difficult to find insurance com parties to take public bodies It's rare for a municipality to have the expertise in house It may be time for the county to resort to that H PEMAGNO. WHO HAIO he initiated the broker of record proposal to the county, said his firm specializes in public en titles " He said It handles insurance for

eight of the county 's 16 municipalities, was broker of record for the state of New Jersey in the 1970s, and currently, writes insurance for the city of Philadelphia <. "We know where the markets are." he said. "We do it every day of the week Why not have a professional**" Herald-Lantern phone inquiries ascer Lamed that Atlantic and Cumberland counties have their own insurance depart ments. but Cumberland also has "a broker who places our insurance for us." according to county Administrator William J. Gehnng Cumberland is self-insured for workmen's compensation and liability and Pessagno said this also would be something he would explore Should the county go to a self insurance program, he said, he could be paid "an administrative fee in lieu of commission "

Devaney ( From Page 1 ) programs throughout the county The consumer would benefit by having access to higher quality and better funded services The department could also locate related services together and closer to where they are needed " There is no indication the new position will consolidate administrative staffs and. despite the references to "social services and social programs. " county sources said Devaney will not take any of the duties of Ralph I Schellinger. director of the agen cy currently responsible for most social ser - vices, the Welfare Department The same management improvement study had cited "many problems" in the area of Health and Human Services and charged some county welfare board members "tend to he poorly informed on welfare legislation, requirements and civil service procedures necessary to operate the hoard efficiently M MlfELLINGER AND Freeholder Direc tor Gerald M Thornton, head of Health and Human Services and one of the initiators of the study, disavowed those comments Devaney is a native of Camden County with a BA and masters in public administra tion from the University of Maryland She % came to county government immediately after receiving the masters degree in 1977. first serving as administrative assistant to Fred Coldren. who was insurance and grants director CoMien left in I960 to become city manager in Cape May and Devaney was ap^ pointed to her current position

Undersheriff ( From Page l ) He began his career in law enforcement in 1957 at a sesonal patrolman In Wildwood He served from 1952 56 as a sec nd -class Coast Guard petty officer with service in Greece A graduate of the New Jersey State Police Academy. Pennsylvania Institute of Criminal Justice and FBI na t tonal school. Donohue also earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Richard Stockton State College. Plousts said He said until Donohue accepted the undersheriff s job. he was considering a post as an adjunct professor at Atlantic County College Donohue and his wife. Juliana, are the parents of seven children and live in Court House

Liquor License Bids Solicited

' From Page I ) Fisenherg, the license has been dormant since the late 1970s, hut if the right buyer can he found the borough is ready to issue H for the first time Moqrevr the license does not carry with it any rights for the restaurant to serve II rr by the drink It's strictly a retail n hut ion license In lieu of a restaurant, a complex of • stores may he built including the required liquor store TWFRF HI NO minimum hid set for the license hut terms specifically exclude another taproom The town already has three of those plus two private chfhs and one package goods store They can t have a taproom ' said IT laanl-- — ^ r . fit ™ fg As for the aft# That 's up to the bidder and subject ta znmng. she added I

"I have had it (the license) on the hooks since 1976 or 77 Somebody was interested then and we thought it would go through But then times turned had. money became tight ardl it fell through. " fhe borough clerk said The borough s legal wording of the terms allows "a restaurant, public aocom modation complex of retail stores, or other facility." THF RtiRot GH HAS no particular site in mind, hut the terms require new construction ' nsting at least $950 (100 to he completed within one year from thr license sale The $150 000 excludes the cost of per sonalty 'moveable possessions and fix tures » and may or may not include the coat of land Eisenherg said she didn t know about the land - the town assessor might have to figure that out