Sea Isle City Taxpayers Association

Important News

****Cancelled due to snow forecast****
SICTA open public forum: Flood Management: Personal Responsibility, City Responsibility, Evacuation Plan. At this Forum we will share valuable information about flood management. We urge you to join us and learn how each of us personally, the City and the County play a role. A few hours now will make a big difference in our awareness and planning for the future. Saturday, Feb. 6,1:30-3:00pm SIC Community Lodge, 300 JFK Blvd. [Board mtg follows -- all SICTA members welcome to attend the Board mtg!]

Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser! Sat. Feb 13 Plunge proceeds benefit Sea Isle Revitalization; Sun Feb 14 Run/Walk proceeds benefit autism research. Details. Online Plunge registration. Run/walk registration. Former long-time Polar Bear Plunge Queen Irene Jameison will be selling a book of her memoirs at the Plunge on Saturday -- all proceeds to autism reserach.

SICTA Research: 2009 water & sewer rate study!

Start here: 9/12/09 General Mtg W&S slideshow. [Don't want to read "the book" on W&S? This is the document for you! Light on charts, heavy on research and analysis.]

Like details? Here are the supporting documents:
1. SICTA's original 2/27/09 water & sewer study (analysis, charts and graphs)
2. SIC Water Department presentation to Council on 7/21/09
3. Former Council President Divney's presentation to Council on 8/25/09 SICTA will discuss an alternative approach at our 9/12/09 General Public Mtg (see mtg announcement above).
4. SICTA's 10/11/09 proposals for water and sewer rate reduction
5. Large Users Not Paying Fair Share of MUA Treatment Costs
[added 12/14] 6. Fiscal year 2010 update: Large Users *Still* Not Paying Fair Share of MUA Treatment Costs (presented to Council on 12/8)

Other related items of interest:
6. Read SICTA President Tom Henry's thoughts on the 3/17/09 Council mtg.
7. 3/20/09 (Herald) Sea Isle Water, Sewer Rates Jump 15 Percent
8. SICTA Board e-mail to City Government on 8/10/09 -- the Finance Department has done a great job of ensuring that all properties are billed (not an easy task due to all of the new construction).
9. Supporting info spreadsheet (summer 2008 water and sewer billing)

Board of Education News (including consolidation discussions)

1/19/10 (Press) Area school districts split on U.S. funding proposal

1/13/10 (Captain Stone's Log S.H.) A_Stay_for_Stone_Harbor’s_School

11/26/09 (OC Sentinel) Sea Isle City, Ocean City students already have to make up school days

11/19/09 (OC Sentinel) Surprise motion arises on closing Sea Isle City school

Archived Board of Education news (lots of news and analysis)

Recent SICTA News & Research, Municipal Documents, Noteworthy Newspaper Articles

Note: only Members receive the quarterly newsletter. Also, some of the items below are a bit old, but we leave them here because we think they are interesting and still relevant.

Proposed 2010 budget increase! SICTA Alert 1/28/10

3rd annual SICTA/Sea Isle Revitalization survey! Survey results. For results from prior years, visit the Charting Our Course page.

SIC owes 40 million+ dollars ($40,000,000+) for retiree health benefits!
1. Alert (start here!). 2. More in-depth analysis. 3. Healthcare plan costs comparison.

SICTA Research: 2009 study of cost allocations between general and sewer funds!
9/12/09 General Mtg Allocation slideshow [A few charts -- this is an accounting issue -- but plenty of analysis, too!]

Late August/Early September SIC beach replenishment! Officials from the NJDEP and the dredging company made an interesting presentation to Council at the 6/23 mtg. Presentation.

Archived news and SICTA research

Recent News From Newspapers, etc.

1/28/10 (Press) Higher tax rate, fewer jobs in proposed county budget

1/27/10 (Captain Stone's Log S.H.) In the running...

1/26/10 (Captain Stone's Log S.H.) A turn off?

1/23/10 (Press) Sea Isle pays half million to family of girl allegedly kept out of school Christmas play for being black

1/22/10 (Press) Rumor officially false: No ‘Jersey Shore’ in Sea Isle

1/21/10 (Herald) Sea Isle: 'Jersey Shore' Not Invited to Resort

1/21/10 (Captain Stone's Log S.H.) Christie’s_Executive_Order_8

1/18/10 (Press) Health benefits for part-timers / Trust us, it's over

1/13/10 (Press) Sea Isle proposes budget increasing local purpose tax

1/13/10 (Press) Bereaved parents urge Sea Isle to control Polar weekend alcohol