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A12 THE9£NTtNEL-l£DGEH OMNI Cttyt NJ. Thursday, April IS, 1993
MCCARTHY
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someone who is qualified
and,can win you shouldn't
run," VbU said. "The way I
>ee it it would be a waste of
money to run someone." •
'.; McCarthy and Harvatt
will face Republican incumbents
Daniel Beyel of Upper
Township and Ralph Sheets
Jr.ofWildwood.
McCarthy, has been a
long-time political foe of
Freeholder Gary Jessel, and
•was recently involved in a
shouting match with Jessel
at a freeholder's meeting
oyer the controversial reorganization
of the county
Planning Department.
For the past three years,
McCarthy has regularly
attended, freeholder. meetings
as a FIT representative.
In an interview this week,
McCarthy said he expects
the county's handling of the
planning board to be a
major issue in the campaign.
"If there was ever a crying
need for minority
representation on that
The founder and former
president of FIT, McCarthy
said he wUJ not seek or
accept* financial: contributions
or endorsement from
.either FIT or the FIT political
action committee. •
"My campaign: will be
PROTEST
, He and his wife, Carolyn, (continued front-page 1)
have been married 45 years Grasso, a longtime, decorated
police officer, was
and have three children/ '
. Har.vatt ran for free- accused of conduct . unbeforce
two
holder in 1990 but was. eoming an officer and tiisdefeated
in the primary.
from the police
d '
years
th
ago.
li
He
There is not expected to be
any. challenges h l l ^ in the pri-, l
mary this time around,.
Administrative Law.
Holmes,
the hearing, charged that
the dty presented a slipshod
jpase, and that pursuing
ft any - further would
only cost th'e tax.pa.yers
mare money. ' .
' "If you appeal this, you
Ttremaking a very bad mis*
take for the taxpayers of
this dry — probably the
do you think that gives to
the people downstairs [referring
to the police dec
ment in the Public
Buildingl?"
DeRosa maintained at I
meeting that each* of
ered Libro/'This came
about when private dtizens
came forward." '< :
.' Calling the entire matter
a black mark on Sea Isle history,
the commissidner said
completely divorced from
, that /organization,"
strongly in his decision to
was in biggest mistake you've ever ests. He also hinted at orga- be.more comfortable if the
McCarthy said-. ;.
.run. . , ' . . . error and ordered the dty made in your tile," ..DeRosa nized.crime involvement in case.went to court of law,
:
-McCarthy .said he was
"I decided if there was an to reinstate Grasso at hissaid, Tm only up+iere try- Sea Isle, though it was not where there-could be crowding
to' save the taxpayers , dearwhateffect that allega- '.examination, instead of
contacted by _ the 'Democratic
nominating commit-
strongly I really didn't heed A state review board has money " ' ' tioh may have had on the before an administrative
individual who fett that previous rank. •• . ' . '
tee some time ago, but he
to spend the time and energy,"
he said yesterday. reject the decision. It was
yet to accept, modify or" "If this has been dedded case.
' 'law judge. He also -camhad
not made up him mind Bill McCarthy
and you're still intent on "We didn't make up plained Holmes dismissed
to run until last Wednesday.
. ' ••
1984. ; ',. very cohesive this time had come before the admin-
this is kind of personal," bunch of charges," count- .because of filing difficulties.
Also, it seems the party is the second time the matter pushing it, it seems to me these things — trump up a many of the complaints
:
This is the first time He said since tnen he around." •
istrative law judge. Frank Edwardi Jr. said.
McCarthy has run for political
office, and he was regis-
organizing FIT, which was
-p"\ g
After dty solidJ'bennis PQINT BUDGET
spent much of his time Harvatt Said he is glad to When Graaso was dismissed
following an Qulnn asked if he testified
be running with McCarthy.
tered as an independent chartered about six years
internal departmental hearing,
he appealed the ded-
"He seems like a fine,
on Grasso's behalf, Edwardi ^continued from page 1) The city is entering the second
year of contracts with
before he changed to Democrat
two years ago.
Originally from Philadelsion
' to the state
ago. __
forthright individual," Harvattsaid.
—-—
said, "Yes, and I'm glad I the budget hearing. Smith is
did because he's very inno- also - planning - to run for a its workers, who are receiving
a 6 percent pay raise. £•
McCarthy worked for the phia, hie has owned property
in Ocean City for 25
which time the accusations
Department of Personnel, at
The last Democrat to.
cent."
council seat this year.
Insurance Workers International
Union for 26 years, years and lived in the
against him becsnre a mat-
serve on die Board of Freeholders-
was Thomas Tucker.
that Holmes was biased nes said that hits on the rev-
according to Barnes,, the
If is the dry's position , Councilman Michael Bar-
-' While salaries are up, % - :
and later worked in thecounty full-time for 12
ter of public record.
of Ocean City almost 19
against the dty, libro reiterated,
and that when of ratables and a drop in the ance program prevented
enue side, including a loss city's switch to a self-insur-
financial and insurance years. . -years ago. .
Holmes originally
division of the United Food . A paratrooper in the Voli said the two candidates
should appeal to a
wanted to dismiss the case, Holmes was a prosecutor tax collection rate, were the likely increase it would
and Commerce Workers Pacific theater during
in February of 1992, but the for Cape May^ County, he. some of the main causes of have paid if it had
Union before he retired in World War H, McCarthy Wide range of voters,-
state Merit Review Board knew Grasso personally. the tax hike, rather than
received numerous decorations,
including three zens and : Harvatt, as a Resident Val DeRosa, Isle City police officers tes-
McCarthy to the senior citi-
sent it back to be heard.' According to libro, six Sea
bronze stars.
young married profession- who was a police chief in
He attended the Taylor al, _ to the younger, middle
another
?" o "!r
jurisdiction,
Business School in Philadel. income^owdTvoU crowd. Voll said sakfthe rhV> ^ P 10 "? ° 1 ^UP
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BEACH—
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willing to relax regulations
since reducing the vulnerability
of coastal properties is
a major concern.
Township engineer Al
1155 Asbiiry Avenue, Ocean CHy
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Herman estimated that
about 200,000 cubic yards of
sand Was lost in late 1992
and early 1993.
The bulkhead in the community's
north end is now
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DeRosa, who testified as
a witness for Grasso during
almost completely exposed,
and the dunes have been
eroded to such a sheer drop
that residents say it is
treacherous trying to "get
down them to the beach,
especially for senior citizens.
Township Clerk Barbara
Camp also suggested
the committee not issue catamaran
permits this year,
since there is little beach to
moor the boats on during,
high tide.
Unlike barrier-island'
communities such as Ocean
City, where the beach is the
economic lifeblood, Strathmere'
does not have as
heavy a concentration of
tourism-related businesses
and rental properties.
Locals like to consider the
township community the
best-kept secret of the Jersey
Shore, although it does
attract visitors.
Herman, who was asked
by- the governing- body to
tify for the dty against.
Grasso.
"You're trying to tell me
the entire police department
was lying on the
stand?" Libro asked. "If we
say, "OK, well take him
back' what kind of message
to gain, from
promotions to love inter-
large spending increases.
. *X2uite frankly, there are
not serious places.to make
cuts," Barnes said, adding
that the fat had been
trimmed off in past years,
meaning that any further
cuts would slice into the
level of dty services.
Revenue shortfalls and
some spending increases
are the cause of the hike.
investigate the possibility of Under the increase, which
beach restoration, said local would raise the local purofficials
must decide pose tax rate to roughly 81
whether they want to make
a formal application for
beach fill to state environmental
officials. Municipal
crews are, also preparing
replace snow fencing that
was destroyed
The township's share of
the 1984 beach restoration
in Strathmere was- about
$330,000, Herman said after
reviewing records.
The 1993 budget has
already been introduced,
and the addition of. beach
replenishment would be a
major investment, particularly
if the township wants
to become involved in a
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cents, the average homeowner
with property valued
at $100,000 would pay
$140 more in local taxes.
Since the dty collected
only, about 92 percent of
taxes in 1992 — continuing'
a-decline in recent years —'
an additional $165,000 had
to be budgeted in the
reserve for uncollected
taxes for the coming budget,
raising the total figure
. to about $1.19 million. This
accounts for about 3 cents
of the planned tax increase.
There was also an $8 million
drop in the equalized
property value from 1992 to
1993, giving-the dry less
ratables to draw from.
Surplus-also dropped this
year from $340,000 to
longterm restoration program
such as Ocean City's,
since the local share must $175,000, which represents
men be appropriated every roughly another 3 cents of
year. _ _ the tax hike. State aid
——-r—"""» •.'..'•' remained relatively stable.
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salaries and wages for dty
employees are up a total of
about $182,000, which
accounts far approximately
4 cents of the tax increase.
Libro also said he would
remained under Blue
Cross/Blue Shield.
The budgeted amount for
debt service also rose from
about $350,000 to $600,000,
representing about 5_pents •£•
of thejuke. The increase in
this area is because principal
interest is due on the
city's debt over the past five
years.
With substantial hikes in \
its other areas, the jcity
administration has proposed
a more austere capi- . ~
tal budget to control the tax
rate. The $250,000 capital C
budget for 1993 is-down
from last year's figure oT
about $1,2 million, which
included the purchase of a
half-million-dollar pumper
truck for the fire department
Items in the capital bud--
get wilMnclude: street •
improvements ($100,000); a .
new ambulance ($60,000); M
the demolition of Old City
Hall ($37,000); new street
lights ($20,000); bilce path
lights ($10,000); demolition '
of structures on dty beachfront
property ($10,000) and '
administrative
costs
($10,000). "
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_ OutreachCommittee quitters work on their paneJat St. Peter's; from left areJarrie Martin. Helen Hay, Gerry
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Ludnda Hathaway^dlsplays her state certificate. For
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