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February 27, 1985

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Holly Withdraws Center Application COURT HOUSE — Holly Associates last week withdrew its application for a septic permit to serve a proposed shopping center and 140-seat restaurant on Magnolia Avenue adjacent to a 120-bed nursing home under construction Holly, which sold the land for the Court House Convalescent Center, consists of attorney Frederick W Schmidt Jr. and Realtors Thomas Repici. William Tozour and David Kerr, all of Avalon Real Estate Schmidt declined comment on Holly Associates' future plans for the 5.5-acre site

■ Growth Status — 1984 • Dwelling Units 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000 Avoton fr— ^——4— 104,7% I Cope Mov — 75.2* Cope Moy Point *351.5% Dooms Townstvp — j — 1 34.2% lower Township ■■■■■ H=l 99,2% M**9e Townsho — SS| ; — j >43.0% I North Wrfdwood w^mmk 96 . 7% Ocean City mmmmm wmmmmmmmhmmmhmmmmmmmmm ■■■ mm^m -3 og c% Sea isle City tmmmm^mm^mcp Stone Hartx* ■■■ mm l6l .2% [ Upper Township —— — zf= =3 44.9% West Cape Moy — 47.0% West Wildwood m 1 36 . 7% Wildwood — — ■ immm* — 1 76.8% Wrfdwood Crest ■■■ wmmmm — 1 92. 1 % woodbme pa 43.2%| [ | | COUNTY TOTALS: Existing Dwelling Units 95,280 • 1975 Comprehensive Plon Limit 112 122 LEGEND: Block = Existing Dwelling Units • White = Comprehensive Plon l;mit 81.1% of the Comprehensive Plon Limit has been attained Growth: How Much?

By JOE ZELNIK It's confusing and controversial. It's been cussed and discussed at county Planning Board meetings for at least 10 months There have been five "versions M The News—^ DioPCt Weeks L J I gt d 1 Top Stories Rrlansrn Proponed COURT HOUSE TV county Industrial and Economic Development Commission has asked the Board of Freeholders to appoint Michael Belansen of Cape May to a vacancy created by the resignation of Wildwood Crest Commissioner Frank J McCall Tnr term rutis to December McCall attended only two of the comnpssion's seven ) meetings last year and none this year Belansen whom commission chairman (» John Schreiner said was "anxious to serve, owns the Crolden Eagle Inn in Cape May. the Grand Hotel in Diamond Beach. Cape May County Holiday Tour* and Seniors on the (Jo Inc Firnt Phase SCHELLENGER'S LANDING - Ixnver Township council voted 3-0 Monday night, with two members absent, to appropriate 945 000 for new water mains here Expected to begin by March 18. the project Is being financed in equal thirds by the township its MUA and Cape May. It's the initial phase of converting this island fishing port into what Township Manager James R Stump envisions as a new Fishermen * Wharf Next on the list of improvements — road paving Hash Rust Turn. STHFI.I.ENOF.RS l,ANI>IN<; IMH • Page 37 Please ) —inside It's not easy being on Vbe Mid die Township Sewage ( omfnit ston. Page 10. Two more fishing industry loans. Page 15. The better they get. the less they speak From the Principal, page 47 The perils of adult edin ation 1 H

6 most recent includes 247 numbers, most of them six-digit. It's called the "Cape May County Growth Capacity Analysis" and it may be the key to future of the county. These numbers will be used to determine how many dwelling units the county Plann ing Board feels the county should have And they'll go into a revised land use sec tion. the most important element of a new Comprehensive Plan that will replace one 10 years old. That's if it receives the approval of two thirds (six of nine) of the members of the Planning Board IT IS EXPECTED to recommend zoning changes for the county 's 16 municipalities that will cut the county's potential for growth more than half Those recommr- iations are expected to he on the agemi. at the board's next meeting 7 30 pm Tuesday . March 19. in the county library building meeting room The county currently has about 95 000 Analysts dwelling units, or 85 percent of the 112.000 limit recommended in the 1975 Com prehensive Plan Zoning regulations now in effect would permit 310 000 dwelling units Revisions the county Planning Department wants would reduce that to 140,000 Those revisions would affect 10 of the 1 1 island communities — all except Cape May Point — and three of the five mainland communities lower, Upper and Dennis townships OPPOSITION can he expected from in dividual* municipalities, and. apparently, from some other county agencies Individuals want to be able to build on.

subdivide, sell their land Zoning changes could affect its value Some individuals want to change single family to multi-family, motels to rondos, etc Zoning changes could limit their opportunities Some municipalities want more ra tables because more eatables can mean lower tax rates Even the county Industrial and Economic Development Commission last week indicated some doubts about the Planning Board s slant "RESTRICTIONS on residential growth also restrict industrial growl h." said Robert Ijiws of the commission "Here we are trying to knock ourselves out..." "Perhaps there should be closer roor dination." commented A H «Rick) Child*, the commission's executive director Opponent* of zoning changes to control growth can be expected to take two tact* • An individual should have the right to build, expand, whatever under current zoning laws • Problems to do with water, sewage and quality of life can he solved if govern ment agencies will devote as much effort to preparing for growth a* they are to resisting it THIS IS NOT (VET) a growih vs no growth battle But is most certainly » growih v* limited growth, or. depending on one's view uncontrolled growih vs con trolled growth And It comes a* the first sound* of pre spring echo especially on the harrier islands the hammering of carpenters erecting more homes in the state's fastest growing county • The chart* produced by the Planning (Page It Please 1

Growth Capacity Details

Here's a breakdown, by municipality, of the hey information in the county Planntv* Department's "Growth Capacity Analysis " (MEAN PITY was limited to *836 dwelling units in the 1975 Comprehensive Plan, ha* 10 531 now, has an MUA sewer limit of 15,878, could go to between 17,497 and 23,635 according to ground water supp ly. would go to 45,311 under existing ron ing which would he reduced to 13.177 under the county * zoning alternative HE 4 181 .E Cm was limited to 5,830 dwelling uhit* In the 1975 ( 'omprehenaive Plan ha* 5.476 now, ha* an MUA sewer limit of 5.784, could go to between 5.730 and 7 788 according to ground water *upptv, would go to 14.897 under existing zoning, which would he reduced to 8 337 under the county * zoning alternative AV AIGN was limited to 4 an? dwelling units in the 1973 Comprehensive Plan ha*

5,887 now . ha* an MUA sewer limit of 4.743 could go between 3.180 and 4.168 according to ground water supply would go to 8,183 f Page II Please >

County 'Key' to Project By JOE ZELNIK COURT HOUSE - Dev elopers last week j n vet led a proposed 96 million complex for the northwest corner of Routes 9 and 47 in Rio Grande and said county freeholders "hold the key to the project " The nine acre site includes the Herald's Inn and the Social Services Building the county currently leases from Rio Bowling Lanes Inc Herald's Inn owner Jack Cundiff told the Hera Id -Lantern his property is for sale "for personal reasons and is an open listing The county's * year lease for its building expires in October It has an option to ex tend its lease and also has the first right of refusal on any offer to sell the property That * the "kgy" it holds FREEHOLDERS. APPARENT!. V taken by surprise by the proposal at their Eeb 2! caucus meeting, were noncommittal The developers, headed by Dr Robert Benzell developer of the Village Shoppes of Rk> Grande across Route 9. indicated the* need an answer in weeks, not months The county is paving about 9110 800a year 1 about 95 75 a square foot 1 rent for the pro pertv. most of that with federal and state money for Welfare administration It is cramped at the present site and has said it needs "at least 32.000 square feet accord ing to Ralph 1 Schel linger director of Welfare Benzell and Harold Mogefefsky . executive vice president with Eric Bram 6 Co . cor porate realtors of East Brunswick propos ed replacing the present one story Social Service* Building with a three-story office building with 80.000 square feet of space Spraw hng out is a waste of valuable pro pert* said Benzell "It makes more sense to go up THE (TH'NTA has been looking at other locations and also reportedly is having the present building appraised for possible purchase It has previously indicated a desire to Have as many social service* a* possible at that one location and the Social Security field office in Wildwood is among those under consideration for a one stop delivery of services," according to DH Brooks manager of that office It currently ha* 3.96T square feet and a five year lease That expire* in 1967. According to record* Rk> Row ling I anes Inc include* f|vr stockholder* Mr* Eda Ingersoll. A Keith Rasmussen and John DeFrancesro all of Wiktwood Crest. IMrothy Rradshaw of North W ildwood and Mary Nataruk of liOwer Township Marry Hand 1* It* Realtor agent Benzell and Mogehfakv presented a 'con eept that included putting the office building closer to the Routes 9 47 intei se* 1? Please

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