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Herald NEWS DI GESTS And the Winner Is… NORTH WILDWOOD — Deneen Marie Piotrowski, 18, of North Wildwood, was ALWAYS named as Miss North Wildwood for 2009. AVAILABLE Piotrowski was crowned by her predeces- ONLINE sor Delia Marie Cannon. As the new Miss North Wildwood, Piotrowski will receive Index...See Page A3 $500, the crown, a trophy and she’ll take part in many parades and events through- out the year. t (Page A13 Please) PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE SEAWAVE CORP. Vol. 45 No. 29 Copyright 2009 Seawave Corp. All rights reserved. July 22, 2009 1508 Route 47, Rio Grande NJ 08242-1402 On Deck MUA Landfi ll The Merchants of Venice celebrate in Gets Pineland’s Ocean City. See the rest of Nod to Expand the story inside BY LESLIE TRULUCK on page B1. SWAINTON – Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority got fi nal approval from the N.J. Pinelands Commission June 12 to expand ONLINE its sanitary landfi ll on Route 610 in Woodbine after a long application process and challenge ACTIVITYPast 7 Days from a woodpecker. Expansion will add about 70 years to the life www.CapeMayCountyHerald.com of the landfi ll to handle county solid waste. MOST POPULAR ARTICLES: Joe Hart MUA Executive Director Charles Norkis said Moreys Piers July 16 marked the release of “A Wild Ride,” a book celebrating its 40 the cell currently being used, constructed two O.C. Pedestrian Killed was Student years ago at a cost of about $7.5 million, has Journalist at Fordham University years in the amusement park business, by launching a man from a cannon into the center of Mariners Landing carrying two copies of the book. enough space to last until about 2015. Posted: Fri, 07/17/2009 - 6:22pm Construction of the new landfi ll cell will 4611 reads, 11 Comments begin in three years at a cost of over $10 mil- UPDATE: State Police Charge Driver with lion. At about the same size as the current cell, DWI in Sea Isle Blvd Crash Lower MUA Lacks Water Allowance 18 acres with a height of 130 feet. Posted: Sat, 07/18/2009 - 11:52pm Wondering how high that will be in com- 3094 reads, 2 Comments For Town Bank, Villas Expansion parison to a landmark? The Giant (Ferris) Wheel on Morey’s Piers Mariner’s Landing POLL RESULTS: By JACK FICHTER When Lower MUA assumed the airport on the Wildwood Boardwalk is 150 feet high. Do you think the state should be in the water facilities from the county, it was a costly Cape May County Courthouse is just over business of telling campgrounds when VILLAS — Lower Township Municipal venture, he said. two stories. they can open and close? Utility Authority (MUA) does not have a “We’re trying to get that allocation back to During environmental studies for commis- No - 68%, Yes - 32% large enough water allocation from the state us and that will give us enough to get started sion approval, a Redheaded Woodpecker, a Department of Environmental Protec- on these projects,” said DeMarcanto- state-designated threatened species, was found MOST ACTIVE SPOUT OFF THREADS: tion (DEP) to expand municipal water nio. “Then we still have to go after an creating its habitat on the proposed site. As WILDWOOD RECALL HEARING service into Town Bank and additional additional, approximately 60 million a result, the authority agreed to develop and IS NOT NEWS? areas in Villas. gallons a month to supply the rest of maintain a woodpecker habitat on the landfi ll 1915 Views, 40 replies MUA Executive Director Mike the town.” site as a condition of approval. Beck Vs. Arizona junk guy DeMarcantonio told the Herald the At an August 2007 Cape May City (Page A6 Please) 1660 views, 36 replies authority is applying to U.S. Depart- Council meeting, Cape May Water ment of Agriculture for funding to Superintendent David Carrick said install water mains in Town Bank and giving up the water allocation was a Judge Lets Some parts of Villas. Both areas are affected “great deal” for Lower Township and Angry ‘Campers’ by multiple contaminants, saltwater the city needed to get something in Recall Petitioners intrusion and private wells going dry. return. The airport allocation for Cape Confront Council New water allocation from DEP May is 700,000 gallons per day, he Be Reinstated would cover existing residents, not said at that time. By HARRY B. SCHEELER JR. new development, said DeMarcan- As a partial solution, MUA is look- By LAUREN SUIT tonio. ing at the possibility of relocating a WOODBINE — Concerned residents of He said MUA was seeking unused water al- well on Scott Avenue closer to the “spine” COURT HOUSE — The opposing sides of an Carol Lynn Resort, who are being forced to location at the county airport designated for the of the county along the railroad tracks. DEP effort to recall from offi ce Mayor Ernie Troiano move from their homes on Nov. 1, went to the City of Cape May and Borden Clams. Neither has expressed a preference for water to be Jr. and Commissioner William Davenport were Borough Council meeting on July 17, to con- draw water from airport wells. (Page A6 Please) front owner-Councilman Anthony “Smokey” given another day in court to argue over peti- Saduk. tion signatures between accusations of fraud Residents said Saduk had been ignoring their Middle Police: Motel Calls Decreased and unfair play. request for a meeting so they could investigate Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten on what prompted the resort owner to order them Since Licensing, Occupancy Tax Began June 17 reinstated some of the signatures out of their homes in four months. that had been deemed invalid and asked the By JOE HART tourists visiting the Garden State utilize its Cape May County Board of Elections to review The biweekly council meeting that typically roads and emergency services, but don’t con- attracts only a handful of borough residents petitions Wildwood City Clerk Christopher COURT HOUSE — Fees and taxes might tribute to their upkeep. Wood had voided due to signatures that did quickly fi lled to standing room only with a be responsible for reducing crime stats for the Middle Township offi cials saw the additional uniformed security offi cer standing next to the not match. local hospitality industry. revenue stream and opted to participate. His decision was not yet enough to change council members. In recent weeks, Middle Township Commit- The township receives a $350 annual licens- Before anyone asked questions, Saduk stated, the initial results of the petitions. If the petition tee has renewed licenses for the motels and ing fee from each motel totaling $5,250 as well garnered enough valid signatures, the decision “Before we have the public comment session motor inns in this community. At last count, as a 3 percent tax on every rented room. The I must address the public that sitting here to recall Troiano and Davenport would go to there were 320 rooms in 15 such establish- annual taxes have ranged between just over (Page A14 Please) as a council member I have to abstain from ments throughout the township, which began $31,000 last year to nearly $59,000 in 2005. all questioning or answer any questions you issuing hotel/motel licenses in 2004 when This revenue is deposited into the township’s may have due to...” Saduk was interrupted by it also began collecting a local tax on their general fund. moans and groans before one man stood in rented rooms. The tax is collected by the motel in addition (Page A4 Please) The state began allowing municipalities to to the 5 percent state occupancy tax and the collect that tax in 2003 in an effort to reduce 7 percent sales tax and remitted to the state Sheriff Lists Capture local governments’ dependence on property treasury, which in turn distributes the money Of ‘Wanted’ Nelson taxes to provide services. It was argued that (Page A14 Please) COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Sheriff Irrigation Project’s Treated Effl uent Gary Schaffer announced the capture of Deanna Nelson in Wildwood, wanted on a drug court Given Thumbs Down by Retired Agent warrant, and whose original charge was posses- sion of a controlled dangerous substance. By AL CAMPBELL That water, specially processed to remove He also announced the June 22 surrender various impurities at the county Municipal of William Fox to authorities, listed as wanted CREST HAVEN — A project to daily reuse up Utilities Authority’s Seven Mile Beach Middle in the June 24 edition. to 300,000 gallons of water for irrigation and wastewater treatment plant through $2.5 Nelson’s photo and description was pub- zoo purposes closed Crest Haven Road recently million of newly-installed equipment, will be lished in the July 8 Herald and also placed on between Route 9 and Garden State Parkway. used from spring through fall to fl ush toilets Jack Fichter the newspaper’s Web site: www.capemaycoun- Pipes were “jacked” beneath the parkway, and and clean cages, irrigate Atlantic Cape Com- “Better Days,” second place winner in tyherald.com. are being placed to the County Park and Zoo, munity College campus grounds and Middle best-decorated boat category in Christmas After publication, Schaffer said Wildwood college campus and Middle Township sports Township’s Davies Sports Complex fi elds. in July Boat Parade in the Wildwoods, (Page A6 Please) complex. 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