Avalon

Avalon is completing a major beach project ahead of schedule and under budget.  Mayor Martin Pagliughi announced that approximately 55,000 cubic yards of sand will be back passed to north end beaches that were damaged by winter storms by next Tuesday.  Avalon saved significant money by doing the work itself, …

Avalon cancelled its Easter egg hunt scheduled for Saturday morning due to weather conditions.  Lower Township moved its annual hunt from a morning start time to 12 Noon at the Freemon Douglass Park, on Saturday.

The Avalon Police Department is going through its third accreditation process.  The Department has issued a notice to the media about the process, which will accept public input from the Avalon community on Saturday, April 20th.  A police department that receives accreditation proves that it follows all guidelines and results …

Avalon has a new municipal budget that has no increase in taxes, water and sewer fees, or beach tag fees.  The budget is funded with a ratable base of $9 billion, higher than all of Cumberland County combined.  The Borough Council noted during the presentation on Wednesday that the Borough …

The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City will not be open this summer.  The County issued a press release Monday afternoon, saying the reconstruction of the bridge on the Avalon side means the bridge won’t open until about “late summer”.  The bridge was supposed to be open …

Avalon has the lowest municipal tax rate in the State of New Jersey.  NJ.com reports that Avalon’s municipal tax rate is lower than all other towns in New Jersey.  Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, and Sea Isle City also placed in the top ten.  Avalon’s Council will adopt a new …

Avalon has received a $150,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for a street construction project.  Mayor Marty Pagliughi announced that the grant will be used on a portion of 68th Street in the community.  Avalon has secured approximately $2.7 million from this NJDOT grant program since 1997.

Avalon began its sand back passing project over the weekend.  Avalon will transport over 55,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area in the central part of town and transport it to the northern part of the community.  The project is expected to be finished before Memorial Day weekend.

The county owned bridge that links Sea Isle City to Avalon will not be open in time for Memorial Day weekend.  Officials in both Sea Isle City and Avalon have reported to their governing bodies that the bridge won’t be open by the holiday, as promised.  No official word from …

Next week, Avalon will have a new tax assessor.  Brenda Camp was appointed to the position by Avalon Borough Council during its meeting Wednesday afternoon.  Camp replaces Jeff Hesley, who worked for 26 years as the tax assessor and zoning official for the community; Hesley retires Friday.