Mar 1987 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

Thureday, March 26, i
n city user
will backf in
alization, sick leave and vacation
discu
1
vmy to go
about something, and when it comm to ways to
pay for the increasing costs of education in
it
there art considering a new master
include provisions for so-called
zoning Under this
' permitted, through d<
restriction, to require that would-be homeowners
tea
bearing) age
So-called adult community
in
have
It seems to be a concept
up with as somewhat of a
proposals wouldn't have an ad
ict on the community via
at
tempt to use age per
tool and in
tbeproc
for instance, newlyweds who may have a greater
for housing than older citizens whose lives
, requiring that
ime lines a;
the bill for
worth
, it's the specific
You help
meet the costs
to helping to foot the bill
le, and under a school fund
there is no penalization attach
McCann m
Barbara
hurt the town
dangers traveling abroad,
lock to the public tbe stunner came, ai
realtions department in everyone
Ocean aty, TneyTl need ft other, "I
according to all the coverage people went?*'
Fve read in my rahtcrfptiaos Anothet reason for
of The Smtind-ljedger. looking elsewhere la
With Sit whlidtv of to* aesthetics of Ocean Qftp
•5 are
U
city hall: building boom baa created it!
"We want more money for density so high that
use tbe same thing, so wbo come frwn the dl
don 1 ! git any
re gone." elbowroomfo
of provtdlna in- dollar than If
ta to at bone,
, the idea U to When you can r%achOCR
squem more out of
tourists, summer property neighbor's
owners, and retired resident*, romance of your vacation*
Tbe plan must be to price wince quickly. ' ::
the average But the real "tiller" is tin'
[et and con- beach. In SB summen 1 bsv%
Wtfl, it's a plan that will
for McCann is unconscionable; help have it changed
fined or arrested. But
witnessed dally
fronUtions between bea
be th§ test enough letters in support of I fish en
I am not in any way
udge, and
n
tht Judge says this il
criminal acts — and
he deserves, she is only
she is willing to
is, Mr. McCann, favoring a more temoons and beach at lev
lenient sentence, at least tide. But how about John Doe
common sense, and thus granting the possibility of
allows — with indifference — parole, she may indeed Qty with his t
the intentional infliction of reconsider her harth sentence tide, and now Days ilO witffa
_
not seem to know fully what
..?! Jf-* 0^ ^fering on another, ta just to favor of Mr, MeCtm wife and two
ht did that wai to wrong."
"~and retribution for wrong doing. If you tee some merit in my on a city b«
It would be too simple and
If punishment fits the crime argument, you can express Did you think tht tag
a lot, right here. If trite to say, no ooe's
tSSi
in comparison to the severity your opinion to Judge checkers stand at the top of
Mr McCann was not fully But this is so true.
^]UBflini In the of the crime, then it fits the Hackett, as I have already the stairs to wait for
tope
crime In comparison to the done* You can write to her at customers, or is it JttlN
sense we Bum«i
^
he can
^SffSPL^SSSS
be held accountable.
aWrable qualities, for hi
He was not one to held to the ivil of the crime being thk address:
because they aren
whmAmA g ^ to ^ g f i^
philosophyef "an eye for an Punished. TMi is logic that Judge Barbara'Hackett, boots!
eye/'He himself was a victim man seeins to have a terribly M, District Court, U\ W, ButaU
*, McCain's past history ^ " ^ ^ sevfhK wIT &**** «* "•"•Mf « man's prejudlci and In- ^rd time naUiing, Ufayitt© St., Detroit, has been serious effort tt
be one not inand
0r tha
for
H
Si
from prosecution on »tWaeti©n of tbe individual, teigrtnei and hatred, and hi I s#e no ^moral jufwrieftuon "" " 'Ichigan «m restore the beache* H%k
and routed charges, individual in the m% put t0 d§atn as a result «*e sentence without No good purpose U ever unsuccessfully, That
But life without parole characteristica of men wbo """ ' ~" * B^' collective aenae meaning -•-•"•-"--—•-"• — - parole handed down to John served in the end by
postfbiHfyTl Why DO ptrotoT are driven by some inner He, no one is perfect, and society as a whole. But he rose, and proved McCann in, I know Mr. withholding mercy, accept an increase In
Dental or parole to marag a compulsion to succeed and this gees for Judge Hackett Here, the objective and there is more to life than McCann has good and true Stuart NLRsmmrim tees when nothing has
Statement to the effect fiat achieve; toget on top and stay this is one person, sentencing subjective analysis of the meets the eye. He did not rise friends in the area; friends rw.rtrnv waved enthebeack
The city can*t expect In} II
e f . j e e e • • i • creased fees to attract
No mail, no damage
A cleaner
tags was to
work, If not, then
tbe data. Do where does Us money go?
ik tht dty will do a
twtt*rjobofthisuilsl7
FRED C.BENSON
JOHNH ANORU3II ,
BYRONT MERCER .
The Sentinel Ledger
ByTdt
PWNI IN 1411
»t*t«rl
Publisher
..Editor
er
letters
right decision on incinerator] stick to it tettrilti »«»*«*-
*'s wots ^ Ostdft Qty
i^J j i i • i*i-- -* ~
m^ . Jter Jitetf Randaxxo Editor: Sentinel-Ledger; It incinerator proposal, the question "what u HHUHOI County. If we continue to IT)e MUA should weigh all _ - many
of a art in tbe acrid wttgr thU wpgfc Umrw mum to me that the mem- I can see where it would be be overly concerned about the pollute the environment the facts If there ii a
K KA« #h «H —F-«- - ^timhmmihi bers of tte Cape May County easy to decide ta favor of this eeenemioi if unit coBsfruetion (mow than we are doing at possibility ti«t a auss burn
t>r DOjs tnrowing am qf thi tnrttknt and that Municipal Utilities Authority plant because of the advice of is delayed for a period of time, present) the MUA will net unit can emit dangerous witrThla
iht box tuttalmd no damage, are more interested In saving consultants hired by Me MUA The purity and pristine have to worry about what to levels of heavy metals or
a buck than In the general to troubleshoot possible setting of the Jersey Shore is do with the trash because the dioxin compound! that are
wm m fin in the health of the pubtie and en- preblms with a plant of this what draws people to our area people wen f t be here to ae* dangerous at the nanogram you've got to
im tfis vlfonfflent when it eemes burn to ^pe, but we need ptople en year after ytar, Teurism is cuinutafci enough to keep Use i§v2 ( let's hope tiie? look for long this" attitude of
jlncrackan fm rdd **
**•
ask tbe mainstay of Cape May lindflU buav.
an
MUSEUM
of our butt waste** before it takes its toll
intended). The
with the
County people and
to try and homeowners are forced to/,
evirturn the decision ef grab a double^tdgsd swot* H
: An in the past? I'm SUN lots of
March 10 to table a vote on the itiey also have to pay thf
of people feel as I do, and I hope
mass burn unit The reason It user increases, and when fts>
fee response from you Is
was tabled was because ef tourist rebels and got*;
new evidence that came to elwwhere, they win wW ipy
F l
light about the danger of a called upon to fill th* void by
mass burn plant and letters the drop in tourist dollars. An. :
fr om governing bodies In the incrcaw in their taxes will lje!-
"**^ s longer jure to follow. -*^i"
Ptwlo by ttnjer Studio
present home of the Ocean City Historical Museum at 409 Wesley Av, was orltflnaliv a
•chool built In ills, as sten here.
-.--., nEiusiwn are i to 3 p,m* Way and tomorrow, March
interested in serving are welcome to drop by then,
and 27 and those
There Is also a special evening siwup for volunteers, and anyone interested in local history
the museum may stop by to talk with Bob Marts, president of thi Friends ot the
[usium, 74:30 p,m, Friday,
* • = *
look tote Tli* answer is not to
these possible danger* before grease user fees, but to
a commitment U made to prove what toy use,
mm*
wti another article in
even seen
to ]
stating that teat results from
»mass bum units around tha All of this can't b*
-_ T _.-wahoul •
in tht un at m attltudi. If those
U } k t "*' the dedsioni can't
t that wai outlawed th«y should step aside,
bi 1W8.
liwlr nMsssge Is out to
did away with leaded r**i* & th« ptopU
we now want to add liad and Voo'U pay our II^
metali to the atmoipbtri ©U* you won't use it!
*~ a mass burn trash *&&*§ a bad
III*my hope that thtQa
Ms
stick to their guns on the
h* ' .* /J3J.I i'&$ 4
By ANITA J. SPIEGEL
»evm local Board of
Education candidates
t j d their quallficatioM
aicbding thedfatrtet'a
smve aad vacation policlej
^ the feasibility of a
nftalv achooi systemy
for the Upper Township,
Dennis Township and
^ diftricts during a
and answer seericm
•the Musk Pier,
Qua Bnmo and
on requires ins
Is reached.
Desmond Nunan ST., a
former Pennsylvania
tuition for sendlng-4iitrlct
studenti to attend Ocean aty
r^h acbool wtli be #,100. up
from the current $5,380,
'"HwyVe net computing
about going to Ocean aty,
They^re eoneenied about the
eipensr," ht continued,
"Upper Township basal put
way down the
see
we
Marshall, who has a son in
the third grade, concurred.
lf Hie major impact will be on
Ocean City as It will be on
but It is somewheti down
road,
fate it but it's a long way
away," be reiterated.
Schoenewald said he was
"totally againit M
regionaltiation because ef
tradition of serving tipper
Township, the disruption on
three major high schools and
the effect on local school
personnel and athletic
lift i Dean Schoenewald, C, Gui Bruno, Maryann C, L^ncboney,
Kenneth Marshall and Dr, Desmond Nunan Sr., five of seven candidates
seeking four seats in the April School Board elections, pose before ad
dressing the Ocean City Republican Club,
contender Dean
leenewald oppose the
coocept
a move,
unexpired
tag for a new
the curmit tJw Hertimer, N.Y. distHct,
term of
Board ^ will beet least *S0 relation to Superintendent Board couldn't alter past will relocate here and assume
trillion and 1 doni think they Michael Subotich being paid Board policies: "But when we Ml new post July 1 at a 1*3,000
th* idea deserves Inalthough
the local
want to spend that much •68,000 during the year adopt the new contract with annual stafttog salary,
following his July 1 Dr. (Anthony) Scalio it will be Prior to the question and
Unchoney t who has served retirement.
under different terms," she answer session, candidate*
Bruno contends Subotlch's said referring to the incoming presented their platforms and
the. loss of students and
ue. Ocean C3ty receives term, maintains acceptance of a $88,000 salary superintendent. rationale for seeking ejection
BOO Upper rtgionsliiation has "long
students. He also outlived Its usefullness."
fortune for Subotich to
She elaborated: 'It's not a
consultation services Poll* will be open 3U>S>
viable alternative, I don't
mem- when the backpay was due at the primary school.
think the concept is useful
anyway,
Street and West avenue;
although I could set how they and vacation time could net Marshall said although intermediate school, 18th
Mlllvllle rec would want it."
Subotich more than |*0 t 000 Subotich "has a lot of sick Street and Bay Avenue; Our
Woodbine's high schoolers. Nunan, retired administrator
from the Allenthe
teachers have derUklng the superin-
hail, 40th Street and Central
under current pay scales. "I teave coming to him," un-
"SThe subject has been
up tifltt and tiffle town, Pa, district, said he
an agreement on a tendent's role U a "huge" Avenue.
/'said Bruno who is also
ceiling (to cap unused responsibility. "The new
a graduate of
rune revealed, superintendent is going to
College
U always looking for m more needs to be need some help getting
which came about after such done ut It is being ad- started," he o
IsUnd Realty for four
IFTTZPATRICK
Jtaff
toC three seats on the Upper
Township Board of
agree that managing
-*** and thi crowded
rising taxes
it - d the
this school diitrict, they don't
agree on bow that l
should be solved,
iVs a difficult issue.
with a proposed
school tax Increase, and the
pniipects of a l
hl f U
t
p has been
attached to the April school
Board of Education
earlier this month voted to
increase the school budget 17
to WA million.
Upper will pay
f Oan City's
Ht4 million budget In tuition
charges this year, it doesn't
biVe representation on the
Board of
Diverging opinions are
afffaclng on whether Upper
sMMUd move for represent
tfan on Ocean City's Board
Ocean aty High School
the tuition it
for 134 Upper
students from
fMSO to' 18,100 per student
this year. For 43 itudenti in
special education programs
at OCHS, Upper Townihlp
le.meadL
don't in*
According to Board can-
F didst« Anne Tromer, the
district should sitter enUst a
ha?e a
of tte
pp Township
a point to hate
at thtlr meeti
er and surrounding
districts—believes a regional
high school would solve the
representation problem,
>'re at a crisis in Upper
hi aaid, noting
that Upper faces mere
building programs to
maintain tbe quality of
education,
g
p
sii new clatsrooms in the
In Marmora
last September, they
are already full and the
district is moving to build a K
2 school to handle l l t
nts. tax
ttention f
year* before joining the
family business Franklin
to
were his main ctinriffervtkia*
year remaining on the
i t«nn of fonser
member Gerard
nattte**. Be also has two aota
ki tadest in the JUistSTO
wbm be
maty achod board and e
iiimrtatton for a aocood
for sin review benn
s« B
a DOOQ tmm to Bad th* pm la
As an inewnbesjt*
a s^vwing town and ctMSJsyssjIfl
very fanportant we
be dne to poivkie tor the fafajre," Breno aaid.
cannot expand out- (be arts* fit*
'If you remember my
mayoral campaign, my
cry was far
/'Mid
one of eigbt
with the last
ttds year. if Mere las to
be done. We should open op
la
K "I live between
*s and McDonald's And
Out W?€Ff oi^B
because there's no altar*
i! We need leadership to
start and they won't be
crowded at first,"
ewald added
full
yesr-term t cited Us past
experience with labor
the Boy Scouts,
Boanl of Adjustment and
past-presidency of the
Kiwanir
alee said be ww into
tte aelectin cf ^M
new superintendent whom
wffl
Swcttod
outgoing LsscJMiBej also
active faiths
asdd money lan*t
aft at home and
watch their VCRs could
volunteer and chaperon* the
events* 11 cofitfliDed toe 3s^
yetr-old recreational
therapist at Seashore Oarhopta
the Board will in- ram roliegi
i t buildings and ground
and public relations cornto
the Sth Jane Ota*
oogbt to too* into
who wtth Us
the Top of the
and never held elected
Nunan said bU
av
at
ft
BasfdbeesssesBBWBlBiit
become inrolvad to
Upper's fiscal responsibllty There are harder issues going to suffer," he said.
M I would hate to get into *
was proven, he said. After the ahead, Newell believes, than "We faamje learn in our attastieo where
school budget over- the recent tar increase. As the lociety tha?we have to spend the new people.
whelmlngly defeated by the coat of education continues to more on education, Newell believe In a Uxoo new hornet day to day
voters in 1982 went to the rise here, Newell warned that opined. "Overall in the United Somehow ttat strikes me
state Board of Education taxation could become States, we don't pay an ex- unfair/' he
which restored all but >32,0O0
cellent wage for teachers*' 1 If elected, he would try to
of the budget.
Newell believes tax on a see to ft the Board members
In
they (the state) said the "If it becomes a political new developments would be stick to their function of Township. I wiU
Board U right and the voters I think thi Uds are devisive.
Board veteran
Armand also believes new
developments could be asked
to contirbute to a school
system fund,
"It's getting Impossible to
hold the
everything's si
she sald { noting that the
can be rough on people with
fixed Incomes.
Armand believes her experience
en the board is a
great asset, The job gets
easier she said, as a member
continues in service. It takes
the first term on a
before one is
Job, she opined,
"It takes an awful lot of
time to do it right/' she said,
noting she is free to do so
because the doesn't work.
emands.
Mower his suggested a situation before determining
what really should bi
an
fund to help the cost
they bring to the
The contribution would be
similar to the township's
improvement fund, which
requires a developer either
provide firefighting water
supply or make aWOO per lot
contribution to the fire district
Mower doesn't believe, as
seme have suggestid, ttat tbe
hind would amount to an
unfair tai, Hew residents an
creating thi need for new
schools and therefore would
be justly iaisd, he indicated.
on th§ Omn City Beard, thi
township could htve some
Input into curriculum in
Ocean City. Currently a
liaison group for Board and
administration
from Upper and Oostn
ttMiaysafte
oooroinaii curnciiiiinL ow
Her knowledge of school
training ability to get along
with people, and 25 years of
in education are
assets she could take to the
Board, the said,
the challenge thi believes,
win be to keep pact with
enrollment demand while
maintaining high educational
rtandardr The Board will
carefully/' she said, '*withth«
vt§w of giving the children In
the pflblfa school system tb«
bast education."
Trotntr said th« posaihUity
of buildlnn a regional school to
something ttat must be
studied in detail. How
districts would be aft
and how they would par>
she said, must be
fsesihe
MQ add net Used to tts
Hi said sn>
w
or your busim
rt of the 1987
• Increase your sales
• I mprove your customer contacts
• Communicate with ntw residents
• Reinforce your reputation for
efficiency and fair prices.
Publication Date Thurs, April
• Advance reservation* for
summer vacationers
• Product availability
• Recreational events for tht entire
family's en|oyment
Your Ornim unity Newspaper i ,*»:
Is
eta
*.$'
i' -i