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Erosion & Wide Dunes on South Ventnor Beaches Could Negatively Impact Summer...
How to deal with severe beach erosion. A critical topic at the recent Ventnor City Commission meeting of January 9, 2020. Beach erosion is a real problem now that large, wide dunes have been built....
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City Solicitor Gives Update on Rebuilding Margate Boardwalk Initiative.
On Jan 16, Margate City Solicitor, John Scott Abbott, updated commissioners on efforts to rebuild the beloved Margate Boardwalk. Listen as Solicitor Abbott speaks in code….until Commissioner Amodeo...
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Margate Waterpark Gets DEP and Dredging Approval
Get ready for a Margate water park along Amherst Ave. It’s coming, no matter what you were told in the past. According to Margate Zoning Officer Roger McLarnon, plans for a floating water park,...
View ArticleShould Longport Repair or Rebuild Borough Hall?
Longport resident feedback will help determine whether Borough Hall is repaired or replaced with a new building. The Longport Board of Commissioners is looking for a small group of volunteers to help...
View ArticleWill Margate Planning Board Protect Few Remaining Trees?
Is the Margate Planning Board doing enough to protect the few remaining, mature trees on this part of Absecon Island? Steve Jasiecki of Sustainable Margate doesn’t think so. Neither do a growing number...
View ArticleMargate Business Association Schedules Fall Fest During Jewish High Holy Days
Should the City and Margate Business Association re-schedule it’s annual Fall Fest for 2020? This time around, the two-day event on Amherst Ave falls on a major Jewish Holy Day. Rosh Hashanah. Rosh...
View ArticleDownside of Uncontested Local Elections in Ventnor, Margate and Jersey Shore.
It’s only gonna get worse in towns like Ventnor and Margate. Uncontested local elections. The lack of opposition candidates along the Jersey shore. A shrinking, full-time residency plays a major role...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Meeting Feb 15. All Invited.
MARGATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Public Meeting is Saturday, FEB 15 at Katz JCC on Jerome Ave. 11a to 12:30p. MHA will bringing attendees up to date on plans for 2020 and how the MHA is strengthening...
View ArticleMargate Dredging, School Consolidation, Longport Shared Services.
Margate Commissioners met on Feb 6. Topics ranged from sharing services with Longport, overdue school consolidation, back bay dredging, vacating more public land, and Margate’s lack of bike...
View ArticleVentnor Town Hall: How To Solve Growing Parking Problem.
Solving parking problems in Ventnor. On February 13, serious discussions will start about the future of parking permit policy in Ventnor. Currently, Ventnor City provides unlimited parking in the...
View ArticleVirtual Tour: Church of the Redeemer in Longport
The Church of the Redeemer in Longport is a must-visit landmark on Absecon Island. Built in 1908 along the bay at 20th and Atlantic Ave, It was struck by lightning and damaged in a fire on June 30,...
View ArticleNo Margate Bike Racks, But Plenty of Signs And Painted Street Warnings
Margate residents are asking: will all those signs and painted street warnings make bicyclists safer, or more vulnerable to getting hit by a car? The City of Margate is defending it’s plan to make...
View ArticleVentnor Grapples With Parking Squeeze
Parking at a premium along the shores of Downbeach. A new movie theater in Ventnor will only intensify the battle over limited parking spaces. That’s why residents packed Ventnor City Hall chambers on...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Meeting, Feb 15
Margate Homeowners will meet on Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 at the Katz JCC on Jerome Ave. from 11a – 12:30p. Everyone is invited. Meeting is open to the public. MHA President Jay Weintraub will provide...
View ArticleWould Affordable Homes in Margate Attract More Full-time Residents?
Margate looking to hatch a plan for attracting more year-round residents. If they Mayor and his planning board fail, more Margate businesses could be hurt and potentially close. That’s the warning...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Assoc Recap: Growing Membership, Fall Fun Fest &...
WATCH VIDEO: Over 100 in attendance for the Margate Homeowners Association meeting on Sat Feb 15 at Katz JCC on Jerome Ave. Margate Commissioners reluctantly paying attention to the growing influence...
View ArticleShould Longport Repair or Rebuild Historic Borough Hall?
Longport taxpayers now debating the question of whether to repair, or totally rebuild, historic Borough Hall. Mold and a leaky roof are forcing Longport taxpayers to deal with some tough questions....
View ArticleWide Dunes & Beach Erosion Could Hurt Ventnor for Summer 2020
Up to 10 Ventnor blocks of beaches could be negatively affected for Summer 2020. Too wide dunes and substantial erosion now taking up most…and sometimes ALL, of the usable beaches south of the Ventnor...
View ArticleRebuilding The Margate Boardwalk, Winter 2020 Update.
The Margate Boardwalk Committee (MBC) presented an updated report to Margate Commissioners on Feb 20. The question of whether or not to build a Boardwalk is simply too big and too important to be left...
View ArticleMargate School Superintendent Baruffi Considers Consolidation
City Commissioners requested wanted an update on the Margate School District. Are we on the right track with our schools? On Feb. 20, members of the Margate Board of Education were in attendance to...
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