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PAGE 20 — SECTION TWO THE SENTINEL-LEDGER, OCEAN CITY, N.J. FRIDAY, AUGUST 29,
Seashore encounters
Blowing sand offers challenge to those who own homes along beach
By STEFITOJ GABRIEL
Stati Assistant,
CHy of Ocean City
Snow drifts in May?
Well not quite, but for many
beachfront property owntri
winter and jpring'i winds
whip up drlftj of sand in their
Concert, ball set for weekend
Weekend entertainment at
Ocean City's Music Pier
features the Annual Lifeguard
BaU on Friday, 8 p.m. and th«
Lu Lu Temple Concert Band,
Saturday, I p,m.
The Lif«guard Ball is open
to the public with a $2 ad.
mission charge,
Lu Lu Temple will present a
program of popular favorites
directed by Robert W, ChUds,
Admission Is free.
Included are the National
Anthem; the march,
Americans We by Henry
FUlmori,' My Hero from the
Chocolate Soldier by Oscar
Strauss; Oigl, L§mtr md
Lowe; COJXJ Cabam, a samba
hv RnmM Walters • B h
Rev. Wlngafe
Chaplain
Ffff Public Library in i
5 O A
march by 0, R. Farrar; the
patriotic Star Spangled
Spectacular arranged by J,
Cacauas.
Following intermHsion the
audience will hear the march,
Bravura by Duble; Gypsy
Baron suite arranfid by W,
Heeler; selecttons from Musk
Mm; the march, Pasadena
Day, by M, Vassella, and fti
finale, Battle Hymn of the
Republic, arranged by
Wlfliousky.
On Sunday, the Ocean City
Pops Orchestra under th«
direction of Frank Buggleri
will begin its final series of
the season concluding on
Thursday, Septembm- i.
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front yards.
Romantic visions of
Lawr§nci y of Arabia are
quickly replaced by the
reality of shoveling the sand
back onto the beach.
Then, once the backbreaking
work Is finished,
ocean breezes begin blowing construct two feet
fee (and back into the yards.
Obviously, pulling loose
send back from the beachfront
bulkhead will only
temporarily postpone the
inevitable blowing of the sand
back into the yards.
Many beachfront dwellers
high
wooden barriers on top of the
bulkhead to keep the sand out
cf their yards during the
winter. However, when ftf
owners take the barriers
down to allow summer beach
access, the "door" is op«n for
Mowing sand,
Short of mevuig out, what
other remedies are available ?
When the wind to blowing
sand experience has shown
Out slowing the wind causa
It to drop port of its sand load.
Veteran beachcombers note
on those windy days that
natural debris (stones, shells,
dead marsh grass) scattered
all over the beach traps and
accumulates small piles of
sand.
So, an inexpensive and
readily available remedy is to
gather up this beach
debris and spread it out
over the beach in front of
beachfront property.
Much of the beachfront
property owner's sand
problem is caused by the
bulkhead which is meant to
protect thdr homes from high
Mm, That billhead acts as the
primary windbreak slowing
fte wind and causing sand to
be dropped into the beach*
front yards.
However, if you can create
a windbreak out on the beach
away from the bulkhead, then
you an cause the wind to
drop some of Its sand load out
on the beach rather than In
your yard.
For example, snow fence
has been used all over South
Jersey and is Infect one of the
best methods for trapping
and,
Research by Rutgers
University has resulted in
rates of 12 to 20 cubic feet of
and trapped per linear foot of
fence in tot first year after
installation. „-
If you had 60 feet of frontage
to cover, you could expect up
to 1000 cubic feet of sand to be
tapped in the first par.
The fencing is available in
50 foot rolls at roughly »20 per
roll.
While not becoming
available until after New
Year'!, discarded Christmas
trees have been used vary
effectively by Ocean City
beachfront property owners
in their fight against blowing
aand.
Lay the trees on their side,
anchor them with a couple
shovelsful of sand, and
position them in a "W" pat.
tern parallel to the shoreline,
and you will be amazed at how
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much blowing sand they will
trap.
Live vegetation, most
notably Cape American
beachgrass, can also be
planted, At rates of two to
three cubic feet of sand
trapped per plant per year, a
thick cover of dune grass
would be very effective at
keeping sand out of beachfront
properties.
It is best planted in October
or April and Is available
delivered at 176 per 1000
plants. Planting the
dunegrass plants 12 inches
* •>$< l t would
provide a windbreak M feet
long and five feet deep
capable of trapping up to ?M
cubic feet of sand in its first
year,
In addition, planting and
cultivating appropriate
shrubbery such as beach
plum or bay berry (these
should be on the landward
side of a sand mound or dune)
will provide additional sand
tapping vegetation as well as
Adding a decorative touch to
tte beachfront.
Some beachfront property
owners have opted not to fight
nun By CIMritsAftf r«t
Sand blown over the bulkhead has traditional]}'
plagued owners of homes along the beach.
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fee loose blowing sand and
have their children and
grandchildren use the sand as
a freely provided sandbox all
within the safety of fieir
frontyard.
But, it U Important to
remember Oat loose sand can
most easily be trapped win a
combination of natural
debria, snow fencing, or
discarded Christmas trees
complemented with a thick
cover of grasses.
Snow fence Installation and
dune grass planting to certainly
leas difficult and Ugs
expensive man digging Mnd
off aproperty, and with plenty
of vegetation In front, more
sand will be trapped and less
will find ill way Into beachfront
yards,
For more details on bow to
plant dime grass, how to use
snow fence or Christmas
trees, and where to purchase
the necessary materials, drop
me a line In Room 25, City
Hall, Ocean City, N.J. 08228,
or call me at "MMSMlli,
extension 286,
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Ws week's article brings
the Seashore Encounters
column to a close for this
summer. I hope the series has
been entertaining as well as
informative. -
From time to time other
topics might arise which
could be discussed, and I
Butter Batter
Is
Better Batter
encourage anyone who has
ideas for future topics they
would like to have addressed
to send mem to Stephen
Gabriel, Room 25, City HuJlI
Ocean City, N.J. 06226, or call
OMDMlli, extension 288. I
Also, the Wetlands In*
stitute, Oceanic Society, and
fee Marine Sciences Oof
sort!urn sponsor activities ana
welcome visitors all year
-round
J
And remember that sunV
mer-like weather stays with
us In South Jersey for a while
yet, so get out and see all
there Is to the Jersey Shore.
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Auto mishap
closesbri
A two-car accident on tte
Ocean City-Somers Point
Causeway yesterday shut
down traffic on one of the
city's main arteries for about
an hour, bringing to an end an
otherwise quiet weekend for
police officers.
While no official report was
available at presstime, according
to the police radio
reports, at least one ambulance
was dispatched to tte
scene shortly after it occurred
at noon.
According to police officials,
the two men who were
transported to Shore
Memorial Hospital suffered
minor injuries. :
One man Who is approximately
27 years old from
Cherry HID, was trapped In
Ha car and suffered a broken
arm and a "bump to the
head,""' 'v -' -
Thf other accident victim
was dlscribed by police as
being about 60 years old
who suffered a slight cut
A heavy wrecker and
pumper, to wash down tte
road from spilled gasoline,
were also dispatched to the
scene. Police officers alto
called for the "Jaws of life," a
pneumatic device used to free
If
trapped victims from
vehicles.
Police officers cleared the
accident scene in just under
an hour at hordes of
vaeationers attempted to
leave tte resort.
Traffic pad to be re-routed
to the Longport Bridge and
fee Stth Street bridge according
to police radio reports
from the scene.
No otter details of the
accident were available at
presstime other than the
accident occurred In the
eastbound lane and involved a
late-model Ford and
Plymouth automobiles.
Other than the Monday
afternoon accident, police
dflclalswerebreathlngasigh
of relief as toU year's threeday
holiday thmgh "typical"
wan fairly Me of major
problems.
"We were busy," one of«
ficlal said, "buttt wasa hell of
alot better then the last three
M
the accident,
Mmaajr, "May," or "dee
end of summer," brought only
minor calls for Ooean City's
police such as notae arrests,
bicycle, wallet and
pocketbooktbefts.aswellasa
few beach curfew violations
for the nocturnal bathers.
Tiifsday. September 2,1980
Photo by ch«fl«JAni!r«w
Mark Lucca, 17, of Philadelphia, Pa. and Joceyne Fernandez, 2g, of
Paris, France pass away a few of their final hours at the shore at the
Ocean City Music Pier during the Labor Day Weekend.
Rowdies hassle residents
New zoning, disputes plague Strathmere
ByMARGIfiBOWE^
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Bit
ndvertioement for the
DeauviHe Inn In Strathmere
boasta "It's the talk cf the
Wand," and certainly there Is
no truer a statement
Not only are the residents of
the twcMoille-long Isle talking,
but that talk has spread to the
township hall here in the form
cf complaints.
Ntariy SO people filled dty
tall last Monday evening
manytovoicetheirconcern in
regard to the drinking
artabllahment.
Township Clerk Barbara
Camp read tetters protesting
the bustaiM nt the inn and
charging tte establishment
with "intruding upon the
rights of others" with Its
alleged noise, illegal parking
and community disruption by
the bar patrons.
A letter from nearby
resident to the establishment,
William J. McCutcheon of
Bayview Drive and Wfflard
Av., accused the taproom's
patron of the "intrusion of
rights" and disturbing the
peace with the loud entertainment
"serenading the
neighborhood."
"The band and vocalist
might at well be in bed with
you," the letter read, adding
that patrons park fflegatty
and Utter the area with beer
bottles.
However it is the illegal
parting that may not, only be
disturbing the residents but
also creating a safety haxard.
It was reported that patrons
to the inn are parking ttieir
vehiclesnear the bulkhead as
well as blocking the roadway.
"It may take a tragedy to
get something done,"
- township Solicitor -James
WWdronsaid.
Waldron recommended that
tot i» that it
can accommodate more cars.
Waldron noted that hi the
event of an emergency,
police, ambulance and fire
equipment couldn't respond if
the roads near the DeauvOle
were blocked with cars.
Ihe committee Instructed
Waldron to draw up an ordinance
to prohibit puking In
the center of the street and at
the bulkhead.
"It was more or kss understood,"
Commltteeman
Daniel Beyel toW Vw Sentirwl-Ledger,
explaining that
in most cases people know not
to park hi such an area.
However, there are no signs to
the contrary.
Bevel added that the ordinance
will "put it down hi
black and white" and signs
will be posted to prohibit the
parking. Parallel parking,
however, will still be allowed
on both sides of the street
since many residents do not
have off-fltreet parking.
In addition, the committee
heard related complaints In
regard to the rexaning a
portion of Bayview Drive
from its current resortresidential
to a proposed
resort-commercial.
This ordinance was Introduced
by the township
solicitor prior to a hearing
that subsequently allowed
another drinking establishment,
the Bayview Inn, to
operate on a ptace-to-place
liquor license transfer.
Currently the mayor and
committee, and the township
building inspector, face
Hugation over the legalities of
this action.
The Strathmere Improvement
Association is alao
planning to take legal action
against the taproom.
"They (the Strathmere
Improvement Association)
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"•" ; ~F^
are vary concen-Jtl
BSyvlew Drive," said Robert
Fineberg, an attorney who
was recently hired to
represent the association.
Fineberg explained that
although the area Involved in
the proposed zoning change is
only a small portion of Upper
township, It effects the entire
municipality. *
"If they (township committee)
can do thia to this
art* they can do it (change
the zoning) to the rest of the
township," he said, adding
ttiat there lfl_."no ;
change." ,
"They (the Sirathmere
Improvement Association)
are strongly opposed to the
ordinance. It will destroy the
Sentinel-Ledger that he will
be representing the S1A at the
September 22 hearing on the
ordinance and that the
association is prepared to
take further action If the law
ta passed,
In addition, the SIA is opposing
the granting of a
variance n
Asteez of Seaview Drive.
Aieei recently obtained a
variance from the Upper
Township Zoning Board to
build a staircase along the
aide of his hone.
According to Fineberg, this
variance is an encroachment
of the setback provisions in
flu toning laws.
"There was not sufficient
reason to give him a
variance," Fineberg said,
adding that such an action
shows s "laxity In enforcing
the laws."
Photo by Cha
The Deauville Inn in Strathmere has residents complaining about
illegal parking, and disturbing the peace in the neighborhood.
Strict bike change
ByWX.HAACKER
As expected, the Ocean
aty Council at its regular
, Thursday meeting passed on
first reading an amendment
to the city's bicycle ordinance
which would totally ban all
bicycles from the boardwalk
after 11 am.
Also, during the meeting,
Council President Herbert J.
Brownie* appointed three
members of the body to a
subcommittee to work in
conduction with Mayor
Chester J. Wiraberg and
FbBce Chief Domintek C.
Unto to,analyze the city's
bun ordnance and see what
cbangtt should be made.
•Tte aroebdment was made
necessary, according to
council members that pushed
for its, adoption, because of
fee cyclists who don't observe
the 11 a.m. moritarium on
riding.
The addition to the bike law
reads that after 11 ajn. "it
president (Brownlee) appointed
a committee to study
the ordinance — I just
couldn't see passing the
amendment tint will become
law in October - it doesn't
mean anything.
"I agree with the Intent to
shall be unlawful! for anykeep bikes off the boardwalk
person to operate, ride, ait after U a.m. I couldn't agree
upon, walk, boast, park or with pawing the amendment
leave standing...upon the when the whole ordinance is
boardwalk or appraches going to be studied," he said.
(ramps)...from May 15 to However, Knight's council
September 20, inclusive..." colleagues argued that the
The amendment will summer residents should be
become law after it is read informed of the new amendment
before leaving for the
twice more in public
meetings., <
winter;.
Councilman Henry S. At the beginning of the
Knight, who cast the lone
dissenting 1 vote, said, "The (Rease turn to page 13)
BOAO A*D SONS
SPBI»GFI£U>» •ICHICAH
EXOL
MRHS ends split sessions
ByMAKGIEBOWEN
It's that time of year again,
Summer vacation officially
ended yesterday and for
many a mom Labor Day was
exactly that as last minute
tucks and hems had to be
made in new sale-bought
school clothes or it was
discovered Oat last year's
gym sneakers don't-fit this
year'sfert.
For most of this area
tomorrow marks tte beginning
of the 198M1 school year.
"We're always looking
forward to If," said Ray
Cavanaugh, principal at the
Upper Township Elementary
School, adding that it's tte
kindergarteners who show tte
most excitement about tte
first day of school "They
can't wait to get on that big
yellow bus."
set to lit
m
capacity of 360. Since that Officials of Ocean City:
Hue, increasing enrollment Public Schools anticipate § <
has warranted the need for an "good yfiar" with tte l,H»or •
addition. In November of 1978, so students expected to be :
voters la tte township ap- attending the Ugh achpolind ;
proved a 12.354 million nearly 400 to 000 in *
referendum to build an ad-prtnjardition which will bring an schools, respectively. "-.'•:
and intennedUtt* •
estimated capacity to 687. For the freshmen attendlnt
That addition is expected to Ocean City High School,
be ready for students by
January, 1981.
(Please turn to pagi 14)'
Fire department
gets newpumj
ByW.L.HAACKEB
Barry last month, aa part of
an overall modernitatlon
The doors for „. the — program, tte Ocean City Fire
elementary school will open Department christened its
for students at 8:45 us, and newest tool Into iervice - a
dismissal time to at j pjn. »85,O0O pumper.
with kindergarten session The 1980 Ford-Caterpillar
running from 8:« a.m. to"triple combination" (hose, h
U;15 a.m. and 12:15 to S pa.
"We've experienced quite a
growth here, especially in the
kindergarten enrollment,"
Cavanaugh said, noting that
all of the three morning
kindergarten classes are
filled to capacity and that the
other two kindergartens in tte
afternoon session are nearly
fllled tothe state maximum of
25 students.
The Upper Township
Middle School wUl also open
with a full day schedule
tomorrow with classes
beginning at 8:05 and
dismissal at 2:38.
1974 with
water tank, and pump) dtesd
pumper replaces a 1M8 Peter
Piersch custom.
According to Fire Chief
Robert Hart, the newest
addition to the Ocean City
department to well-suited for
service In the dry.
Itai apparatus contains a
l,00O«aUon tank and when all
the howst are booked up it can
pump 1,000 gallons per
while firemen connect
At truck to tte nearest
hydrant.
The chief explained that tb»
truck can be used effectively
against small broth and house
summoned to last
dangerous boat
Firefighters combatu
fire tor a half hour
bringing it vAtt oMtral'i
newly-filled gas tank
acploding.
Chief Hart explained tbl
1998 comparable
(which the department «a»);:
con fiB,w0, wnue mis moo*,
because of inflation ws* the
lowest bid the ctty receML
The next lowest was #,M> :
more than the city pal4^ t "
Because It hai takan ntofty:
1H years to grttha truck fiMtn;
wncu me money miw - J^P%
proved. Hart said, "Wa wiin
pressed togetltatthto prices":
The For&Ctf
V-« Diesel engine put;
develops HO horsepower to:
move the KLIIOOfound-apparatus.
It also hat power
steeling, ah- brakes, and an
Allin automatic tr»-
Sentinel sets survey
on issue of blue law
Debate over Ocean City's controversial
Sunday closing ordinance reached what
could be an all-time crescendo this summer
and ultimately led to council's decision to
offer voters in November tte option of
restricting charitable functions on Sundays
In response to boardwalk miniature golf
owner Joseph Harris' circumvention of the
Uue law by allowing it to be opened on
Sundays for the New Jersey Foundation for
fee Blind.
Prior to council's action, amusement pier
owner Roy Gillian urged the body to allow
Ocean aty voters the opportunity to state on
fee ballot whether they would prefer all
activities to be open on Sunday or have the
sale of everything other than food or
medicine restricted.
Th« Smtiml-Ltdger, on fte otter hand,
has run repeated editorials calling for a blue
ribbon commission to be empaneled to hear
views on revisions which could possibly'
resolve some of the more serious Issues and
some boardwalk merchants have asked for
• summer's trial of opening businesses after
1 p.m. on Sundays.
To help council hi its future deliberations
on this issue, and to allow those people who
own homesln Ocean City but vote elsewhere
as well as regular visitors to voice their
opinion. The Smtinel-Ledger Is once again
publishing a questionaire for use in an
analysis of the issue.
The last time this newspaper took a
survey during the deliberations of a former
study commission in March of 1977, more
than 600 responses were received in lets
than a two-week period.
The questionnaire below should be
completed and returned to The Sentinel-
Ledger before noon on Tuesday, September
9. Although It is requested (hat names *e
given on the returned questionnaire, no
names will be used in the subsequent story
and all responses win be kept confldenaM.'
Sunday closing questionnaire
Name;
Address;
Occupation;
Check one;
Resident Non-resident taxpayer. Visitor.,
1. If an election were held today and you were asked to allow all businesses
to open on Sundays, how would you vote?
N
2, If an election were held today and you were asked to close everything
on Sundays except food and medicine sales, how would you vote?
Yes______ No—.
3, Do you believe council should empanel a commission to study the
Sunday closing law for possible revisions?
Yes No__ .
4, Should all businesses be allowed to open on Sundays after 1 p.m. for
one summer as an experiment?
No „__
B. Should the city keep everything the iame as it is now, but forbid I
operation of the municipal golf courae and municipal tennis courts for'
fees on Sundays?
Yes „ .No—„—_
6. Should the amendment forbidding charitable activities on
pass.
Yes
.No
Please return to The Sentinel-Ledger, Box 756, 112 E. 8th St,
City, 08126, by noon Tuesday, September 9,
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