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January 29, 1986

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inside... ________ WHAT TO WEAR to an oral surgeon's waiting roomt Joyride, page 39. THE BEACHES weren't closed, just the waters. Wildwood News Notes, page 12. JUDGE denies Court House Realtor's appeal; page S. F6HING approaches; get your gear in order. Lou Rodia. page 14. ART NOUVEAU celebrates Its 100th ■ year. Antiques, page 23.

Northern Business Growth Stymied

By JOE ZELNIK Major commercial growth in the northern half of the county is on hold because it has neither municipal sewers nor waste water management plans. Affected are Upper and Dennis townships and the Borough of Woodbine. Upper and Dennis, in particular, are considered the county's prime growth area because of plenty of open space, proximity to the Atlantic City casino boom, and low tax rates. Neither levies any local purpose tax, largely because neither has a local police force. PROJECTS already slowed include phase two of the Cedar Square Shopping Center at Routes 9 and 50 in Seaville ; addi-

tional phases of Plaza 9, a shopping center at 215 South Shore Rd. (Route 9) in Marmora; and a proposed 580-site campground, Coastal Shores Resort, on the Petersburg-Mount Pleasant Road in Dennis. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has the stranglehold. Its weapon: the NJPDES permit which planners phonetically refer to as "Newjipadeez," and which stands fo - the New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System. Until last fall, NJPDES permits were only required for on-site sewage disposal systems that discharged more than 8,000 gallons of effluent a day. Last fall that was lowered to 2,000 gallons.

Upper 42,048 8,885 Dead* 41,864 4,858 Woodbine 5,058 3,044 Kiddie 46,336 13*08 Lower 17,781 20,842 »

MUM 17,048 0 .888 18,457 0 1.424 4,487 .738 1.150 32,421 .358 1*75 36*87 .530 *76

i Sloan Retains Office AVALON — Mayor Rachel Sloan yesterday won voter approval to serve out the remainder of her term until May, 1987, with a 760-375 victory in a special recall election. In a preferential ballot made unnecessary and void, by her recall victory, she defeated James Redditt, 753-3$8. Sixteen hundred persons were eligible to vote. Of the 1,146 who did, 188 were by absentee ballot. Three-Story Hotel? STONE HARBOR — Harbor Square Mall owner Gerald Katzoff presented a conceptual plan to the borough planning board Monday night for a 100-room, three-story hotel with swimming pool adjacent to the mall on the south side of 96th Street between Third and Second avenues. The Philadelphia attorney also proposed replacing the Park Theatre in the same block with a two-movie theater. Obstacles to the hotel: a two-story limit and dwelling ban on 96th plus a parking shortage. Katzoff indicated he was willing to make compromises. Village Fees Hiked COLD SPRING — Freeholders last week agreed to raise the cost of a (Page 20 Please)

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AT CEDAR SQUARE, for example, a ^ Jamesway Department store is scheduled to open Feb. 12. It was approved before the DEP lowered its NJPDES permit size. But Cedar Square principal developer John Federico of Villanova, Pa., also intends an additional 35 retail stores, including a large supermarket, mini-storage warehouse buildings, and a two-story office building. That apparently would make it the largest single land development in the township, with parking for 675 cars on its 29.63 acres. But it will remain a gleam in developers' eyes until somebody comes up with a waste water management plan. PLAZA 9 OWNER Ralph Clayton Jr. has managed to construct three buildings, but phase two, a proposed supermarket in a center that is supposed to include parking for 806 cars on 21 acres, also awaits a waste water management plan. Coastal Shores Resort developer George Campbell of Woodbine intends his 587 seasonal camp sites, each complete with electric, water and sewer hookups, on 130

acres on the easterly side of Petersburg Road, bounded by Woodbine on the north (Page 37 Please) Lower, Middle In Same Vise ? The DEP hammerlock on the northern half of the county — Upper, Dennis and Woodbine — also could affect unsewered areas of Lower and Middle townships. County Planner El wood Jarmer pointed out that the county's "201" waste water management plan covers sewered areas, spelling out where sewers can and can't be, sewage plant capacity, water quality requirements. But portions of Middle and Lower are not proposed to be sewered, and they come under the same 2,000-gaIion DEP threshold that is affecting the northern municipalities. Jarmer said.

I'm Larry and I'm an Addict'

By GREGG LAWSON At Narcotics Anonymous (NA) the emphasis is on love. rJA is a worldwide, non-profit fellowship of persons for whom drugs have become a major problem. They are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help reach other stay "clean." In this county, groups meet regularly in Cape May, Wildwood and Ocean City. A Sea Isle City chapter is forming and a group that met in Marmora has moved Just across the Atlantic County border Group members use only their first names and request anonymity. For the purpose of this article, we'll give our NA spokesman the pseudonym "Larry." TWO WOMEN and five men attended a recent county meeting. Larry said local meetings generally average seven to 10 people. Since coming to NA, he said, he has

seen members as young as 12 and as old as 72. Larry began the meeting by asking for a volunteer to lead it and read from a brochure that explains what an addict is, outlines the program and contains the 12 principles the group lives by. Other members read passages, and then a general discussion took place. All speakers began their contribution by saying "Hi. I'm and I'm an addict," which was greeted by a chorus of hellos. Speakers related their experiences in combating addiction in the hope that other members would learn from their triumphs or failures. THE SPEAKERS often sounded philosophical or spiritual, and the program is based on spiritual awakening. Although members aren't instructed to worship any particular diety, they are

taught to believe in a power higher than themselves. Generally, talk of drugs is avoided and members focus on the problems that led to their addiction: from shyness to family ! tensions. "We try not to talk too much about drugs," Larry said "Drugs are only a symptom of our problem." After a l'v-hour discussion, the i members formed circle and arm-in-arm observed a moment of silence and recited ; the Lord's Prayer THE ENDING came when all said, in unision, "Keep coming back; the program works if you work it." Then came the hugs. "We do a lot of hugging here," said one member. v For recovering addicts, abstinence is a day-to-day struggle. The NA group provides encouragement and suggests goals. Its meeting list covers every day of the week and one member is seeking to do "90 and 90:" attend 90 meetings in 90 days, which Larry said is helpful therapy "It's a way of keeping your head into it, to stay in the right direction," he said. "The idea is to spend a lot of time with people who are recovering, not with those who aren't. It's good programming " L.ARRY LIKENED it to a 1940s cigarette commercial, which asked smokers to take a 30-day test. The idea was that lifter 30 days, smokers would be hooked on that brand and not want to switch. * "This (90 and 90) is a way of forming new habits," he said. According to Larry, NA and groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are very similar and at the same time very different. "Alcoholics Anonymous and several organizations all focus on a specific chemical," he said. "NA focuses on addiction. '» "We shouldn't focus on abstaining from one particular drug, but drugs in general." (Page 37 Please)

County Budget Up $2.5 Million

By JOE ZELNIK COURT HOUSE — The county's proposed 1986 budget totals $44.5 million, up $2.5 million from last year's $42-million figure. The county equalized tax rate, like last year, will increase nine-tenths of one cent per $100 of assessed valuation, going from 41.8 cents to 42.7 cents. For a person with a home assessed at $100,000, the county tax bill will increase by $9, from $418 to $427. The proposed budget was stated to be introduced yesterday afternoon, too late for this newspaper's deadline. A public hearing will be held at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Barring public outcry, adoption can be expected the same afternoon. THE '8C BUDGET is a 6 percent increase

over 1965, compared to last year's 16.6 percent hike. Two-thirds of the budget will come from local property taxes. The amount to be raised by those taxes is $30 million, a 9.3 percent increase over last year's $27.5 million. But the tax hike is only a $2.2 percent increase. That's because the county s ratables leaped by 6.6 percent or almost $439 million. They went from $6.6 billion to just over $7 billion. SURPLUS is one key to the county's slight tax hike. The county finished 1965 with a $6 million surplus, and will use just shy of $4 million of it in the 1966 budget. Freeholder-Director William E. Sturm Jr., director of revenue and finance, sajd he . expects the county to end this year with a (Page 37 Please)