Dec 1988 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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editorial/comment
WedonU
want them!
Subscrtbtrt of Samrnetw Communication^ which
means Just about evttyoht with a television to our
area, received a vtry patronlaihg litter wctntly. In
the lecohd paragraph it wai stated Iht company
was inertasmg the number of basic channels mm
21 to 31 "In response to your changing television
needs.
Thirteen paragraphs down In the 16-pamgraph,
small-typt letter, it is stated: In ordir to make
these channel additions possible, the new basic
rate will be $13.95, ifrtetive January 1989. We
hope that you will agree that this new basic mtvice
has more to offer for your entire family..."
We don't agree. Furthermore we restnt the
apparent dupuclty. During the rectnt hearing on
the renewal of its cable TV franchlit, Sarnmons*
regional manager claimed the so-called restructuring
was necessitated by additional costs incurred
over the past two yean since Bammorts took over
the Ocean City lines from Cablentertaliunent.
Wt concui' with those subscrtbirs and city officials
who viiw this 36 peretnt wit hike as a ploy,
who consider the extra channels as not being in
the best Interests of the people and who don't like
the dictatorial process which cable televlson firms
have in setting rates without a formal hearing process.
We call upon the city to stipulate in its renewal
of the Summons* franchise that the basic cable service
remain as it is at the price it was, allowing
those who want more channels to pay tar thtrn
without penalizing all subscribers.
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Public policy, not market, is behind development
l»j DAVID F.MOOttE
We've watched open
space fill prey to random
and helter-skelter development
throughout this state
we're In, and most of us
: suppose that this pattern
: items from "mtM tote-
8i." Not go. lt»i mostly
because of public policy,
local jotting, taJMtton, lino
geviFnatirtt ifiveitfflgfit
and the fallacy that mote
• cotistmcUoti means wore
tax income, with smaller tail
bUli for thi individual tax*
p
, ft doean'i take tttudt ecrutiny
to look around and
realise that government
action has put pavement
wnere corn once grew, ana
dereliction in dfles abandoned
by those heading
afield to where the new
pavement is. Those are the
direct results of land values
being hiked by putting
" ' sewer lines and
demand for them had hot
yet happened, But building
the Infrastructure guaranteed
the development,
Those enticements for
real estate and develop'
went types started and
have sustained the
ward-bound movemetit
from city to countryside.
Other public policy moves
have brought more momentum!
things like tax deductions
for mortgage interest
and that inextinguishable
belief that more houses
mean fewer taxes to share.
Find out how much it mk
p«r>flr k> educate rt M6
Um one of itUsA houses
and awaken to reality I
itlsat this point that we
we the arrivaiw a new fig*
we on the scene, exhotHng
municipal environmental
Commissions to use
the legislature long ago to
advise local governments
on the intelligent ways to
go, and tiot go, in terns Uf
dBViltijJniiWi
Thai flew figure ii Christopher
}, Baggett, acting
cominissloiier of the state
Department of HnVi*on'
Bflvirontrtenial Congress
organised by the Association
of New Jersey Bttviranmentdl
Conttnlssierts in
Princeton, Doggettsaldi
1 urge you fo enctiiifage
yew community to have as
remaining open space
within ind flbuttlrig its
btniridariea, Haw but these
hinds should be preserved
bt developed is the basic
questlrjn thai must be posed
and addressed, No fongei 1
, we tooiiBthlB issue and
Aflw asking rhe
"Mow greeti is our futuwr
tfeggea stressed tot envl»
wnmental coniirtlssiona
must move lrttd the state
plan tmi \mm h« sees
more emphasis tin raads «s
rather than parks, recreation,
wildlife, water supply,
scenic beauty and
historic preservation. Me
tileoged Dfit* support for
alnlttg recognition for
' but laid, "Wi
Jm-tim
iecWffll«8io«j
as a coalmen addressed the
neeas to be protected By tne
stfltoplriti,
BM P> Mtott t» txmitwe
ittmkr a m to '
MUA is committed to comprehensive recycling program
at the MUA mm
be recycled thfough
Editor, Sentinel-Ledgers Intended to darify the pt • the Step-i ptogram
the end of October through the Sale ot tecycla* ding ptopm during 1m eliotild be operational
ments which ate an btevlta' nine-tnonui penody tnese 14 bles-received through the these uiaterials will be within the next three or
ble part of starring up any municipalities collected end of September have sepataled oti-slte and maf- tout months and will con-
new regional pfogtam of """ tons of tetydiUm been credited or rebated to keted at the highest Market tinue to serve all pawidpatthis
type, we would like to is wet four tlmu the each
revenues available tot the Ing eommtinirJes until the
point out that overall, the it at fecydables c6l-> lity
material; As Iff the past, all startup Of tne permanent
Cape May County recycling leded tot the entire yettt at « All
net tntfffcet revenue intermediate pVacessing
program us adopted by the Wt, to a result, during
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Freeholde/ fidaed \m got' this period these cofrtmiirtP
niit-iiiAtmMiijmtS tMitiirAi-imiiiiifltt
beverage tmiaiam wWth
the MUA wiil ctrfitffwie to
ten off to a posidve mA ties have saved nearly
pflrttapaDiie xnuniapauncff
m pemtiy being stocks
teeelVe,«nd to MotA tiw
Ctftistcuctlve «Htt Awing mm In solid waste Up
arid ptiva'ie flrmi contribute ^tiSrititie* tit all wcydflbto
m ping fees,
arid
With the ttitittati&l Siip ' ttw oat bt the 14
fbrt of the fVeef(6id«H(, and
We ate , the active parricipatlow by
that these partisan «U Cape May County
t it aHowed to 8f«d fnuriicip/dities «wd resi-
without thaflwige hfl w tojm; d«i(#y Ktf /t% expert these
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tibHi my mislead of