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.
Avalon is using the power of a phone and internet app to improve communications regarding recycling. The new “Recycle Coach” app is being used in Avalon that will notify residents, visitors, and property owners about solid waste collection practices. The Borough also has information about its free Recycling Center and its upcoming paper shredding day.
Avalon will have a resiliency project courtesy of South Jersey Gas that will be completed before Memorial Day weekend. Mayor Marty Pagliughi announced that approximately 650 Excess Flow Valves will be installed for properties throughout the community that help mitigate gas leaks and other issues during a major storm, or when a gas main is…
Construction continues at Avalon’s Surfside Park, and the Park remains on schedule to open this spring. The Borough received a $2 million grant from the Cape May County Open Space Program for the Park, which will be located adjacent to the boardwalk. Council Wednesday also advanced a sand back passing project forward that will begin…
Avalon will be conducting a sand backpassing project for the second year in a row. The Avalon Borough Council will hear discussion of a plan Wednesday afternoon that will result in sand being transported from south of the Fishing Pier to an eroded area largely between 11th and 15th Streets. The project is expected to…
Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi will run unopposed in the May municipal election. The deadline to submit petitions to run for office expired Monday afternoon, and Pagliughi was the only candidate seeking the mayor’s position. Three candidates will also seek two Council seats; two of them will run on a ticket with Pagliughi.
One of the biggest shopping events during the winter season begins Thursday in Avalon. The annual Shop a Holics weekend will be held Thursday through Saturday at both the Whitebrier and the Princeton. Avalon merchants will be offering deep discounts on merchandise. Donations are being accepted for the local “Friend in Need” charity as well.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has approved a new Seven Mile Living Laboratory to study natural ways to improve coastal resiliency. The Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor is leading up this project that will be done with cooperation from Avalon and Stone Harbor. The Corps says this effort will actually put science behind…
Avalon’s Borough Council introduced a new budget Wednesday night that not only includes a zero increase on the tax rate, but moves the community greatly towards the elimination of all long term debt. Mayor Marty Pagliughi says the budget holds the line on taxes, beach fees, and water and sewer rates and greatly pays down…
Avalon will perform maintenance dredging in Pennsylvania Harbor before the spring boating season. Mayor Marty Pagliughi announced that a pre-construction meeting on the project was held Tuesday, and 1,700 cubic yards of largely sandy material will be removed from the main navigation channel in late March.