Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 4 September '85 19

Lower Township News Notes

• From Page 18) before making such a . decision. ^ 'Let's table it," Township Manager James R. Stump suggested. "Let's look at it and shoot for October." "I DON'T WANT to get involved in that at all," the manager said of Lower Township Rescue Squad Chief Kevin Hart's request Aug. 19 that the township collect $8,000 in overdue ambulance bills. Hart had also asked councij for a $25,000 municipal contribution to

the squad to keep it going through the end of the year. Without it, he said, the squad would have to limit service to its subscribers i as of Oct. 1. ; Citing reports about "one ambulance at the Acme picking up the groceries" and of a driver talking to a ' friend from an ambulance on Hudson Road. Coun1 cilman Conroy said he t wants to make sure "their ) gas is not being used in perf sonal vehicles." He said the township I should ask for squad logs ) on gas use and members' > pay. Councilman should ask squad officials to n return with more reports "before we give them a check," Conroy added. "You have legitimate questions," Fothergill told the councilman. "I think we should have somebody here. "Do you want some strings'' attached to a township contribution? the mayor asked. "Yeah," Conroy replied. He said he was a little annoyed at what he regarded as squad demands for a municipal contribution last year. He repeated his interest in squad logs on salaries and gas. I "Let's justify everything for the taxpayers," Conroy added. "And 1 don't think that's an unreasonable request." "I think it's logical," said Councilman Lonergan. "I have an additional string,'' Fothergill said earlier of a "request from

Middle Township" for a mutual aid agreement on ambulance coverage. Middle wants Lower's squad to respond first to any call from Del Haven. In return. Middle suggests. Rio Grande's squad respond first to emergencies in Lower's Shawcrest section near Wildwood. "I would say it would be an even swap," Conroy observed. "I would be agreeable to that." MANAGER STUMP last week released a list of roads • with drainage problems. "We'll be dqing as many as we can this year," he said, planning to decide which roads will be done first at council's meeting next Monday. j Following is the lisM>f roads: / Villas — Cloverdale; Oak; Bayshore, at E. Florida; Tampa at W. Delaware Parkway, Bay at Millman; 228 Spruce; 35 Ellery; Walnut; 232-233 W. Ocean; 211 W. New York; Pinetree; Greenwood. Woodland; and Mowery at > Betz. North Cape May — 6 Clearwater in Bayshore East; Linda Ann, Suzanne, i Deborah, Heidi and Mindi in Bayshore Estates. ; Erma — Myrna at Idell. Erma Park; Myrtle in Carol Manor, 203 Sunset ; Dr. ; and Sunset at Barbara Lane. I Diamond Beach — Raleigh at Atlantic, and 9900 Pacific. I "The next big rain, I'm i going to go out there and look at those roads," said ] Stump, noting that the worst drainage problems I will be given priorty on the I above list. "I COULDN'T HAVE done it without the players." Lower T-ball coach Todd Pierce said of his championship Dodgers, borrowing that one-liner I from Casey Stengel, j The Dodgers finished the season with eight wins, no losses and one tie. "I'm very proud of the kids." the coach was also quoted as saying. REMINDERS — Township Council's work session is at 7 tonight followed at 8 by a regular meeting in Township Hall.

Council holds another work session 7 p.m. next Monday. • Lower's MUA meets 7 p.m. next Wednesday in its administrative building. 2900 Bayshore Rd.. Villas. During a special closed meeting last week, the MUA selected a replacement for its engineering firm <see News Digest).

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