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C4 Asbury Park PressFriday, June 17, 1988 1,500 protest new recycling fees Law would freeze rents at June 1 rates sessed on an ability-to-pay basis. The main question the residents had was why they had to pay twice for garbage pickup. The 13,400 homeowners in the garbage district have already paid a garbage tax of 21 cents per $100 of assessed valu- to cover collections for the six months of this year. The township, however, is still requiring those residents to pay the $107 utility fee to cover those same six months. Township Comptroller Robert Roth said homeowners will receive a credit against their July tax bill, but that credit can't be used to pay the utility fee.

If the bill isn't paid by Aug. 1, the township will assess interest or put a lien against the house. "How can you threaten me with a lien on my house for a bill I have already paid," asked Cathy Sullivan, Nautilus Drive, Belford section. "I am one of those people whose bill will be lowered by this. But I am mortified that that is at the expense of senior citizens." mittee with petitions with more than 4,000 signatures asking that the new utility be eliminated.

Inside the hot, noisy meeting room, people were standing in the aisles and sitting on the floor, and relaying what was happening to those who couldn't get inside. The meeting and its speakers were continually interrupted by cheers, jeers and shouted questions from the audience. At one point, Deputy Mayor Noel "Britt" Raynor pleaded for decorum, saying, "This thing's turning into a nightmare." A member of the audience shouted back, "What do you think this tax is for us?" The crowd was led in its cheers by Committeeman Charles V. Carroll, who waved a white baton of rolled paper to whip up demonstrations against the utility fee. Carroll was the only member of the committee to vote against the new fee, saying it was unfair that the garbage fee would no longer be as Didn't you think about what you were doing?" Because of the number of people who attended last night's session, the committee decided to hold a special meeting on the new solid waste and recycling utility at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Middletown High School North, Tindall Road. "Why the hell are you stealing?" said Arthur Squilonte, Fox Avenue, Belford section. "You're stealing $83 from everybody in this room. You already have our money, you're collecting interest, and you want us to pay more?" Police estimated the crowd at 1,500 people, with about 400 jammed into the meeting room, and another 1,100 out in the parking lot and the hallway, unable to get in. No summonses were issued or disturbances reported, police said.

"I think this tells you that this town is against your garbage rate," said Catherine Rogers, Port Monmouth section, presenting the com have a false sense of security that nothing is going to happen," Wilson said, explaining that the lease sent to tenants also included provisions for eviction should the tenant decide not to sign it. Tenants at Shadow Lawn, in a letter dated June 9, were advised by their lawyer, Kenneth Meiser, not to act on the lease until Aug. 1 because notice of the rent increase was not received until early June. Under the laws governing landlord-tenant relationships, a landlord must notify tenants of any proposed rent increase one month in advance. While the notices were sent via certified mail on May 31, residents say the postmarks on the notices read June 1, a day after the requirement.

The rent control ordinance is scheduled to be introduced at the council's meeting Wednesday. A public hearing is scheduled July 27. Other details worked out at yesterday's committee meeting include a provision that would allow park owners to classify mortgage principal and interest payments on the original mortgage as part of fixed operating expenses. This measure, however, was opposed by mobile home park residents and Meiser. Meiser argued that if the landlord is allowed to pass on the cost of interest payments to tenants, the landlord will have a greater incentive to borrow more money to increase the size of the mortgage, thereby increasing the amount of rent the landlord is entitled to charge.

By LISA R. KRUSE Press Shrewsbury Bureau MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP In what was described as a "nightmare" scene, 1,500 angry residents stormed Town Hall to demand that the township repeal its new garbage and recycling fee. The residents came to last night's Township Committee meeting to protest the new solid waste and recycling utility fee, which arrived without explanation in mailboxes last Wednesday. The biannual fee of either $24.50 for recycling, or $107 for recycling and garbage pickup for homeowners in the garbage district, was met with outrage by residents thousands of whom called Town Hall to object. "What's the matter with you people; where's your head?" asked Louise Reynolds, 79, of Magnolia Lane.

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On July 26, 1988, at 7:00 P.M., the Board of Commissioners the Borough of Bradley Beach will conduct a public hearing in the Borough Meeting Room, 701 Main Street, Bradley Beach, on the contents of an application to be submitted to the Monmouth County Community Development Program. The Public is invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Phyllis A. Quixley, Deputy Borough Clerk SEABREEZE GRILL Lighter Fare Food Drinks in Casual Atmosphere. HAPPY HOUR 4-7 By SUZANNE DELCAMP Press Shrewsbury Bureau HIGHLANDS A proposed rent control ordinance for mobile home parks would hold rents at the level tenants were paying on June 1.

The measure, decided by the borough's rent control committee yesterday afternoon, immediately drew criticism from Donald Somers, owner of Paradise Park. He said the action would almost assuredly result in a lawsuit being filed by park owners. Both Somers and Shadow Lawn Trailer Park owner Marc Gelber are seeking rent increases. Rents at Paradise Park, which are currently about $175, are being increased by $25 effective July 1. At Shadow Lawn, tenants were recently mailed a new two-year lease that would increase rents incrementally from roughly $220 to $350 a month to a standard $350.

The lease also would go into effect July 1. Under the proposed rent control ordinance, the base rent would held at the June 1 level. Any subsequent increases would have to go before the board, where park owners would have to justify the increase. Lawyer William Wilson, who represented Gelber, warned the committee and trailer park residents that while the ordinance may be retroactive, the tenants should not construe that to mean that they do not have to act on the lease. "I don't want the tenants here to Ouster From page CI juice and other soft drinks.

But Huhn said he believes he would have been criticized just as harshly by residents if he had not attempted to do anything to close the tavern. The council rejected the ordinance after hearing the residents complain they did not want the city to spend what was expected to be several Loitering From page CI The exchange was typical of the three-hour session. Several people who spoke criticized the police and elected officials for not doing enough, but the majority turned the microphone around and challenged the audience. "If I did something (as a child) and my neighbors saw it, my parents knew it. That's no longer the case," said Helen W.

Elliott, Asbury Park's director of social services. "The school's can't do everything. The police can't do everything." "This meeting is fine and I think it's a step in the right direction, but I'm telling you we've got to clean up our own act," said Kevin Stansbury, a member of the Neptune Board of Education who frequently goes out on the street at night to develop relationships with the teens there. Stansbury, who later was appointed to direct the soon-to-be-ibrrncd task force, urged citizens to become more involved with the teens on the street. "Go out there and talk to them.

1485 OCEAN AVENUE, SEA BRIGHT At The Driftwood Cabana Club For Information 842-8799 IMl 17th, 18fh, 19th hundred thousand dollars in a legal fees to defend the ordinance, which they dismissed as being unnecessary and unconstitutional. "I did not see this as a moral issue," Huhn told the group. "I don't think I have any more right to tell you what you should and shouldn't do than you have a right to tell me what I should and shouldn't do. I saw it as a very practical matter." Huhn said he believes that if the city did not take a "hard line" on the issue and if the juice bar proved to be successful, several other nude bars would have opened along the Broadway corridor the city is attempting to upgrade. I'll tell you, they're going to talk back to you.

They're looking for guidance. They're looking for love," he said. "We have that." Some, such as Dorothy Graham, Neptune, said they were frustrated by too much talk and not enough help. She has four children, whom she has brought to counselors and Little League games, but nothing is working. "I try to participate.

I work full time," she said. "It's been two months since I've been coming to these meetings and no one has helped me with my kids. I'm losing my kids to the streets." The officials who attended were, from Neptune: Mayor Robert E. Ri-zas; Daryl E. Daniels, committeeman and deputy mayor, Barry A.

Cooke, committeeman and police commissioner, Anthony Paduano, police chief; Robert West, Board of Education president; and Michael Lake, assistant superintendent of schools; from Asbury Park: Gary Wheary, police chief; and Thomas Smith, councilman and former police chief. Donald Peppier, assistant Monmouth County prosecutor, also attended. Those interested in contributing to the task force may call Neptune Town Hall at 988-5200. Xj! Jj'T' and many morel PUBLIC NOTICE WALL TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS The United States Congress mandated the United States Environmental Protection Agency, through the State of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to require the owners of each and every public water supply system in New Jersey to notify all customers of the potential sources and adverse health effects of lead in drinking water even if, as in our case here in Wall Township, there is no cause for alarm. ALL WATER UTILITIES MUST PARTICIPATE: IT IS THE LAW.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, set drinking water standards anil have determined that lead is a health concern at certain levels of exposure. There is currently a standard of 0.050 parts per million (ppra). Based on new health information, this standard may be significantly lowered. Part of the purpose of this notice is to inform you of the potential adverse health effects of lead. THIS IS BEING DONE EVEN THOUGH YOUR WATER MAY NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CURRENT STANDARDS.

E.P.A. and others are concerned about lead in drinking water. Too much lead in the human body can cause serious damage to the brain, kidneys, nervous system and red blood cells. The greatest risk, even with short term exposure, is to young children and pregnant women. Lead levels in your drinking water are likely to be the highest: If your borne or water system has lead pipes, or if your home has copper pipes with lead solder, and if the home is less than years old, or if you have soft or acidic water, or if water sits in the pipes for several hours It is suggested that you use only cold water for drinking and for use in cooking or preparing baby formula.

Run the water until it gets cold for each use. Typically, if lead ia present in the drinking water, IT ENTERS AFTER THE WATER LEAVES THE LOCAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION IS THE HOME OR RESIDENTS PLUMBING SYSTEMS. The most common cause of lead entering drinking water is corrosion, a reaction between the water and the lead pipes or lead base solder. When water stands in the pipes of residence for several hours without use, there is a potential for lead to leach, or dissolve into the water if a lead source is present In order to determine if there is lead in your household water, it is suggested that you have your water tested by a competent laboratory.

The most current test for the Wall Township water supply system show lead levels leaving the treatment plant to be less than 0.010 parts per million. It should reassure you to know that the water we supply you is substantially less than the government standards for lead. The above information has been provided by your local water purveyor, the Wall Township Water Department, located on Tihons Comer Road in WaO Township, phone number 449-2700. THE USEPA HAS A TOLL-FREE HOT LINE DEDICATED TO THIS SUBJECT 1-800-426-4791 AND ALSO HAS PREPARED A BOOKLET ON THIS ISSUE WHICH THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU IT VAT'D Dt-iTCCr EEE2EQ The Finest in Name Brand Beach Casual Apparel Union oquare Mall 500 Route 35. Middletown.N.J.1 (201) 530-9080 hours: mon.thru frl.10-9.sat.Kl-6.

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