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• »i I f* F Utioi ' Kal> agu >uu luufol prufoatMv have tuumed • very Hraltu* hi ('*** May County <*) ItW linger* at two iu»nb M,«m ifot- peupfc win* , ainc \u tin- amir m thusc lung ago \4imitirr» <4 mm 4\umj hum** htir A good many <»tforrv ivntnl it* \+me house <ji apartment ve*r •llci year and »um<u*i after nuikmmi tforr* were 4 ft** <iu4rts id every ivm rt that ^(h vi! to tfor UaiiMetil i-n tnrol but i Hum motel* lemftrd Ui for v lean and attractive imi 4 vi »• run li) lumnuiNifo peupftt *iifoui tfor t tMiinnaiiv * i r|tfra guidelines tU guud u*lr loony «M» iv». inert y procrlui 4 mi prvtly amir resort* uv sprawling *aMriand* td tacky limn house* plug ugly '•iuHmiu uum> gari*!) motel* and apartment* Monuih amding t**i tmnl juuU* iprtt till dawn bum and fovmn mud embalming iri iuiin |d<n>lnpir huotiqurs ami ily h> ugM H'hlnrky store* llui tell the i hrap^l < Up uap. >lrivii ami Inlgr < Hit hay* have Im* note open where I for I unit uul number tfor fluuodrt rtui milliner beat he* train with aitlrvN id under dressed vahuo* «hu assault our ear* aiih (forir iwiftixioft music and our <tocem:> with tftietr tiuuiisfo manner* tfoi <iowntown 4rrrli arr choked a ah car* going any w tore going nowhere — cutlumrd con

*um*r* m blind iu( gotu *mk it gotu find it. gotta *»hkI It! Uur |MMc«<ui . unfit.-. twv< tnwu IraiuUw in «i mto hvilikh lymphoma* oi druiakm vote**, breaking glusawar* Ml shattering ruck music and pulur and aift buiancv Mien* hauimg Jl tfor <ug!ti J) gaggle ul wounded I HI \Mt II4FNF Juimeloi otHiitiunx luigcly <*) tfor t lusters ol rapat tuuft Kriitun who have sprouted up hfo» luui toadstool* all over t apr May County and a ho foavr foruugfol i for fix mrrl> rmprclrd «ord g { Hrailor into diMrputr tkilfoout t'lhith ailfouut nmraU witfouut rrgrvU without tfor ^iightrhi .scum ul conimuiut) cun •t >4Ma»>4ii'nn lfon»r ripull liraUms in Iragur with cuni pimtUMnl pufolu tana have 'imnagrd in lilUv more than a genvr atKxi to turn nim h Xghi> fair eounly into a Miikholr ul tfor cruMni cummtmalftim l*hr> have plundrrrd gyr oriianda. dmdruyrd uur pro trctivr tiuiaa rapvd out gruundoaUrr and acik, pmaonrd uur idmUlud). Muuird uur bays and boacfor* ravaged uur rnvirunmrnl and a&aaulled our auairnraa and spirit in a muhiludt ul hidvoua ways — all (ha in tfor runur ul Hrugrraa or their equally ufoacrna word "tfohmfapOMMl" Too many Kaaltura in tfoia county foava only tforer worda a inch tfog) umt aa a guidrlinr in tvtry foiaiinaau daahng And tfooar tforar wunk arr Wriftl Pay ' II it wiiipay 4 foicfo ia to any . pay tform. unr tforlr puckrU wilfo irnu - thru tfory go aforad *ith it And tfor public tfor propir. tfor ionunuiuty can br danmrd' it II I. IT HA% to build III townfoou*** on ]fo terra g land on tfor Avalon uiirt - poor Avalon. mmyit ol wfooar bay* arr mi brluukd wilfo eacrrnvrni in Auguat that tfory Hiok tike tfor iiangna rivrr ' WiU it pay to build a l*tbrd unarwrrrd nuiMiig homr and adjacent restaurant in tfor itnddk id a residential community in eourt House abuse wells are already pmaoned? Will U pay to buiki a moirt or apartment bouse in Vtildwuud that rents only to college student* has a A) year old resident manager and whose tenant* turn their whole neighbor houd into a summer long fraternity party * ^till it pay to build blockhouse condominium* on beach ami waterfront gigantic pillboxes that loom up like in flaled blaster Island statues, and that assault every aesthetic sensibility * Will d pay to kibotomixr the main streets id our villages tend tfor old time merchants packing and convert their stores into clone alike mini malls, cutie pie boutiques with precious, punning names, and electronic arcades that art hot tied* id delinquency and mmdlessnes* ' Will n pay to cut politicians in on the pie so that they U bend or forget or ignore the conmg regulations'9 HP t ot K.sp it will pay! id course it does pay ' And o! course it will go on paying* Because aside from a few obscure federal and state agencies tfor only person* who can stop the ripoif Krallor* from completely devastating itw* county are the lucal foohticuii* must of whom appear to he already in brd with the Kealtors You can t expect tht1 Satan's Slave* to police the llell s Angels* The day is not far off. I m afraid, when swimming in our surrounding waters even many of the ocean beaches — will be completely forbidden when fishing in our inland t Page 3S Please •

Middle: Fine To Tfor Kdlttr I witikk « it the ptMipk* of Middle t ownship realize what a line utfefUgiog Townsfoqi i umnnttee we have1 rhev are three hard working. dUHigfoifui >oung men * who are trying very hard to give our community the kind of fair honest government we need II isn t easy to please all the people all the time, but tfory have u very high average on the positive ode Tfory were wise to retain Bruce iiorman on thrir team Ik* vs a l me lair and honest voung man aiso Vi btm nth ft* Hi INI b M which Police < hiel baiward Hansen and the two policemen wftium (turf Hansen is ik ienduig. he Township t iNiiniiltre Mayor Michael VoB. i 'huck I iUMrr and Jim Alrxi* are nghl When vou fail to piM iorm your job in a proper way. Mm vour Mipermrs diouki see that you. in Mime way. are rcprinvaiHlrvft to the full extern not a slap on tftu* wrist May iusIhc prevail foATbl VAN MKTbiK i our l Huom Middle: ( otnplxining To ffoi* baktur b or year* I have keen ru«ui»ng a n«und. practicaUy mak oig a lout of my sell, nxnptaming aliuut tkis that and Mvtningiy everything rhuse who n»ally know me realize that this m not an «M.v itung tor mr Uuki for helu^ve it or not I am basicallv a qmet person tki kVb i | attended a Middle Township Committee meeting owl fusaUy t saw light at the end of the lunmH biftly idhrr peopk' were conipfaming about the same 'vsurs a* nw MnMIe Township is alive iio for it KDW AIU) KtiSK.NBKKi; t ape May Court House »M> MO IF Nosewfoc'g « a i ortdidole for the Hep* dWhan *>m outturn For ftfoMfo I unstop Committee I

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INI MOiM <ofop/V\£ WdPEI PERC^in I — p^/ Save *10,(NH) To Tfor Kditot Lower Township * councilinon are struggling with tfor iHMigrf in hope* of reaching a solution which will be tfor least unpalatable to us taxpayers Here is a reconuuenda tion w foicfo would save over llu.uuo aimuaily and enhance tfor cuunciimen s image with the taxpayers and br more in line with some campaign promises The govrriung body was paid at the rate of Is.uuo an nuui!> each for tfor find several week* in office, after which they set their salary level by averaguig their secret ballot of what each member thought their salary should br This secret ballot approach was obviously a v loialmn uf tfor upen public mretirig law however when I requested that each member advise the public what level they used on their ballot I was told it was none of my business TMK SAI.AKV t biVbil set by this secret ballot was |&.k)U fur the mayor and R iao for the other council members for an annual total of SZMtio In addition there are fringe benefits which includes family health in *uranc« Kor a family not on Medicare total fringe benefits adds over I2.UUU to the annual salary According to a recent New Jersey Municipal Salary Keport the average salaries for municipalities of * titular sue hav i jig a Council Manager form of govervunenl is kf.75t» for mayors and (2.470 for councilmen This would amount to Iti.gJO annually for our mayor and four coun oilmen, not including fringe benefits If our governing body in its efforts to pare the budget to a reasonable level could see fit to bring its salaries in line with other New Jersey municipalities having a Council Manager form of government, the budget would be reduc ed over IIO.OUO annually In the absence of a downward adjustment in the govern ing body salaries, we taxpayers are entitled tp an explana Hon from each member as to why his salary should be substantially above the average of the governing bodies of other New Jersey municipalities having Council Manager <orm» o< governnirnt A LEO JORDAN North l ape May

-Duel Will Settle Age SlurHealth Department Unhealthy

Hv JUK /ft-: I.NIK Header* mu> want to skip this column and go on to the properly transfers since I m merely going to answer some personal correspondence that accumulaUni while I was on my mission to Maui iVar Mrs Wood I appreciate vour concern that I have logged too many hours at Hennv s and either the air or ice there has blinded me to anything that isn t rosy in stone Harbor I ve talked to the restaurant s ow ners and the> ve had no complaints about the air and only an ocea siotial comment on the ice being salty I continue to lie awake night* trying to think of something reailv rotten about Stone Harbor but so far no luck l>ear IXid I'm sorry you re upset about the letter last week that blamed me for the Spanish American War I realize that ages me. and anything that ages me ages you. and anything that ages you affects your image with the women you polka with at the siovenian Club I've challenged the letter writer, a reporter with the Gazette leader of North Wildwood. to a duel, and hopefullv that will settle this slur on your age • DEAR MMTOK Guinness Book of World Records: My nominee for the slowest left turn lane project in the world is on the northbound Garden State Parkway at Crest Haven Road The lane was created last summer with some leftover asphalt and. like a politician, promises better things to come someday But the battered bar ncade markers are heading for their first birthday while officials wait for an answer to their request for federal funds My nominee for the unhealthicst place in the county is the county Health Department in Crest Haven Temperature on the second floor is 45 degrees in the sum mer and 15 in the winter It's a pitiful sight women huddl ed around tiny electric stoves, try ing to type while wear ng fur lined gloves There s more coughing going on there than at the intermission of an elementary school i nnstmas program

To the anonymous > voung man from Cape May Point who ha* been working a* my food taster and starting my car to make sure it's safe You can stop reporting to work Phil MaUlucci and four fifth* of the Board of Freeholders have forgiven me for the 61 elephant* column I comph men! them for their sense of humor And I also want to point out that, in truth, Phil is never present at those secret freeholder meetings unless specifically invited for confidential treasurer business SPEAKING bl1 confidential, several person* have urged me to publish my photo w ith my column Friends. I d rather take a banker to lunch than to have my picture appear with this column I'll tell you why Last week I was sitting with a couple guys at the Bellevue window table when a fellow strolled by" My com pamon* knew him and started dissecting his entire life, from the day he pushed a fellow kindergartener off the eeter toiler to the intimate details of his current illicit love life in Green Creek It reminded me that this county is one big small town < oxymoron0' and reinforced mv conviction that the less people who recognize me. the better Dear Constant Reader in Nummy: You asked me the toughest thing about returning to reality after being in Kuwaii. site of the Fantasy Island waterfalls The answer would vary with the individual, of course But I choked up when I opened my door, slammed down mv suitcase and watched the needles fall from my dving Christmas tree I'm going to have to get that thing down Dear Boss It was kind of you to accept mv Hawaiian jet lag explanation for coming late to work Bui I think vou re being a little petty now. expecting me to be on time just because I've been back two weeks Hawaii is still the cause of my late arrivals While there. I got hooked on passion fruit When I left. I emptied mv suitcase (it was just dirty clothes) and brought back 96 pints of Passion Fruit Preserves I breakfast with a fnend. we spread pas sion fruit jelly on our English muffins, and the next thing we know it's noon The jelly should be gone by September