Sea Isle City Taxpayers Association

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Important Notes

SICTA's 2008 Sea Isle City Survey!  Take the survey now!  The results will also be shared with City government. 

Here are the results of last year's SICTA survey (over 600 people responded).

Next SICTA Board Meeting (all SICTA Members welcome!): Saturday, July 12, 10am, Public Safety Building Commissioners Mtg Room.
[added 6/25]  June AARP newsletter.  AARP Page.
Spring North End newsletter.  North End/NEWT Page.
May/June Town Watch/Town Pride newsletter.  TW/TP Page.
Plant trees!  Tips.

Board of Education News (including consolidation discussions)
6/30/08 (Press) Merging schools / Law makes it hard
6/27/08 (Herald) Police Called to Sea Isle School Board Meeting
6/25/08 (Press) Tensions flare over fate of Sea Isle's only school
6/8/08 (Press) School elections / Hold in November
5/5/08 (Press) New school spending rules / Needed oversight
4/23/08 (Press) SIC school board meeting underscores division over closing school

4/17/08 (Herald) Middle Township, Woodbine Sea Isle City and West Wildwood Voters Nix School Budgets

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

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

SICTA Alert 06/25/08 (SICTA survey)

March 2008 SICTA Newsletter 

SICTA Alert 2/4/08

SICTA's review of the SIC Mayor's proposed 2008 budget

SIC Mayor's proposed 2008 budget
(as of 1/15/08)

The Open Public Records Act allows NJ taxpayers to obtain public records promptly and painlessly.  Or does it?
12/23/07 (Press) Open Public Records Act a step forward; next move is citizens' responsibility
12/27/07 (Press) N.J.'s public-records law / Raise hell



SICTA Alert 10/25/07 (corrected to add Central Power & Light mtg info)

Change of Government info.
  See the News Archive for more details.

At a recent Council meeting, it was announced that Jersey Central Power& Light will provide a project update on the remediation of the former Sea Isle City manufactured gas plant site, located at 39th and Central.  The mtg will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2-5pm, at the Community Lodge.  Read the summer 2007 project update. 

2008 budget discussion handout from 10/13/07 SICTA General Mtg  Do you want to see significant improvements in the town?  Do you want to see material tax increases?  Do you want to see City services provided significantly cheaper?  Please review the presentation and send us your thoughts.

September 2007 SICTA Newsletter

SIC Tourism Development Commission 2006 financial records audit

Beesleys Point Bridge -- open it! Handout1  Handout2

Commissioners responses to SICTA's 2007 budget questions   (see next item for questions)

SICTA's analysis of the 2007 SIC Municipal Budget (26 pages!)

Final SICTA survey results. See what 600 respondents had to say! 

Archived news and SICTA research 

Recent News From Newspapers, etc.

7/5/08 (Herald) State Public Advocate Releases 3rd Annual Beach Guide

7/4/08 (Press) Strathmere beach fill on hold

7/4/08 (Herald) Maintaining USA’s Waterways, All in a Day's Work

7/3/08 (Star-Ledger/nj.com) State releases guide to N.J.'s public beaches

7/3/08 (Press) Decision today on beach fill for Strathmere

7/3/08 (Press) Harvey Cedars gets deal on sand to 'Band-Aid' beach

7/2/08 (Herald) Sea Isle City Works on Filling Potholes

7/2/08 (Herald) Avalon Beach Fill Complete for July 4

7/2/08 (Press) Avalon gets support in beach access suit

7/2/08 (Herald) Spotting Funny Money: Secret Service Trains Eyes in Avalon

7/2/08 (Herald) Avalon Library and Historical Society Museum Prepare for Merger

7/1/08 (Herald) Corzine Signs Budget, Associated Bills, Order Barring Gimmicks

7/1/08 (Herald) NJ Homestead Rebate Applications to Arrive Soon

6/29/08 (Press) Litter at Corson's Inlet State Park / Policy, people, politics

6/26/08 (Press) Prosecutor's office ends monitoring of Sea Isle City Police Department

6/26/08 (Press) State pension reform / Small, welcome step

6/26/08 (Herald) Stone Harbor Council Pens Rules for Dogs on Beaches

6/25/08 (Press) Austere state budget / Marred by borrowing

6/25/08 (Press) You can dine, but not wine on sidewalks in Sea Isle

6/25/08 (Press) Corzine signs early retirement legislation

6/25/08 (Herald) Governor Signs Debt Reduction Bill to Trim State Debt

6/24/08 (Press) Avalon set to begin beach-fill project today

6/24/08 (Herald) Avalon Restricts Residential Water Usage

6/24/08 (Herald) Corzine Pens Retirement Incentive to Cut Workforce by 3,000

6/21/08 (Herald) Take the trolley in Sea Isle City

6/21/08 (Press) New Jersey teachers protest state pension-reform plans

6/20/08 (Press) Avalon clears the way for emergency beach fill

6/20/08 (Herald) Avalon Makes Emergency Beach Replenishment Agreement with DEP

6/19/08 (Press) Stone Harbor to allow dogs on beach

6/19/08 (Press) B.L. England to stop flow of ash into bay

6/19/08 (Herald) Avalon Declares 'Water Emergency;' Enacts Restrictions

6/19/08 (Herald) N.J. Farmers Markets Opening Including Two in County

6/18/08 (Press) State Police commander defends response time of troopers to Strathmere

6/18/08 (Herald) Will High Gas Prices Chase Away Visitors?

6/17/08 (Press) Cape drops lawsuit over Beesleys Point Bridge

6/17/08 (Press) General agreement reached on New Jersey budget

6/13/08 (Press) Is Sea Isle City a party town or family town?

6/11/08 (Press) Now is the time to reform state pensions

6/10/08 (Herald) What Is Your Water’s Source?

6/10/08 (Press) Coastal homes to face harder, costlier time getting insured

6/5/08 (Press) Sea Isle prepares reverse 911 system

6/3/08 (Press) Wetlands Institute's Turtle Patrol interns prepare to hit the streets

6/2/08 (Press) Adler's beach bill / Wrong direction

6/1/08 (Press) NOAA warns N.J. to batten down for 2008 storms

6/1/08 (Press) Group: Dredge sandbar off Ocean City

5/30/08 (Press) Real estate crunch / One bright side

5/30/08 (Press) State law forces Galloway to rescind buyout offer

5/29/08 (Press) Sea Isle City officer hurt in foot chase

5/28/08 (Press) Sea Isle City uncorks plan to boost businesses

5/28/08 (Press) Firm says choosing wind energy should be a breeze

5/28/08 (Press) Attempt to tie city spending to cost of living remains alive

5/26/08 (Herald) What To Do If You Find A Terrapin

5/25/08 (Press) Corzine: Retirements would reshape expensive government

5/23/08 (Press) Ocean City pitches plan to limit size of single-family homes

5/22/08 (Press) Erosion focus at hearing on Strathmere's secession bid

5/22/08 (Press) Cape May proposes offering on-street parking spaces to residents - for a price

5/22/08 (Press) Stone Harbor hoping for beach fill in fall

5/22/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Fatal Crash Marks Third This Year

5/21/08 (Press) O.C. beach project gets bigger

5/21/08 (Press) Master-plan ruling / Lessons from Vineland

5/20/08 (Press) Confidential settlements / Lift the secrecy

5/19/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Citizens Can Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts

5/18/08 (Herald) Cape May Serious about Wind Turbines

5/16/08 (Press) Refusing State Benefits / Only in New Jersey

5/16/08 (Press) Bottle Bill / Poor Timing

5/15/08 (Press) Cape towns count cost of storm

5/14/08 (Press) Storm sends many beaches out to sea

5/14/08 (Press) A tax on water / Let voters decide

5/13/08 (Press) State of emergency declared; schools, roads and bridges close in Cape May County

5/12/08 (Herald) County Declares Limited State of Emergency, Tolls Lifted on Bridges

5/12/08 (Press) Sharing health insurance / A way for towns to save?

5/10/08 (Press) More strength on the bench: New judge assigned to county

5/9/08 (Press) Sea Isle offers buyout to cut work force

5/8/08 (Press) Group forms to promote dialogue about public access, environmental protection

5/8/08 (Herald) Coastal Water Monitor Program Kicks Off May 12

5/8/08 (Herald) County's Criminal Cases to Be Shared; New Judge Starts May 12

5/7/08 (Herald) Cape May Will Test Wind Turbine Use

5/6/08 (Press) State municipal aid / Saner system needed

5/3/08 (Press) Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary opens people path

5/2/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Officials to Pitch Blueprint to AARP

Archived news