Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi says his community is actively enforcing an ordinance that regulates construction trailer parking. Pagliughi says one trailer was towed last week after it was illegally parked, twice, in Avalon against the Borough’s trailer parking ordinance. ##
18 communities throughout the State have received grant funding for various tree projects, and the only local community to obtain a grant was Avalon. NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin announced that $30,000 is being delivered to Avalon for a tree planting program throughout the community. A total of $400,000 was handed out by the State. ##
The Avalon Borough Council received a $30,000 state grant to plant dozens of trees throughout the Borough. Last night, Council entertained discussion about eliminating ice cream trucks and placing limited ice cream vending on the beach. Council will put the contract out to bid in the fall. ##
Avalon’s free beach movie has moved inside this evening due to the rain. Avalon will show the movie “Storks” at 8:30pm inside Avalon Community Hall. Wildwood has postponed its showing of the movie “Moana”; it will be shown tomorrow night. ##
The Philadelphia Flyers Charities presented a check totaling $13,500 to the Citizens/Veterans Advisory Committee in Cape May County. The Flyers’ Director of Sports Medicine, Jim McCrossin was on hand to present American Legion Post #331 with the donation. The money will be used to assist veterans with emergency needs in Cape May County. ##
The Borough of Avalon will conduct a drainage study in its north end beach blocks. Mayor Martin Pagliughi announced that the study will be conducted to determine any deficiencies in the pump and drainage systems in the north end following two recent heavy rainfall events that flooded some beach block streets. ##
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday afternoon and received an update from South Jersey Gas on a major utility upgrade project. South Jersey Gas intends to run new larger plastic gas mains in some sections of the Borough that will replace aging infrastructure and improve public safety and resiliency. ##
The Avalon Beach Patrol won a lifeguard event on its home sand Tuesday night. Avalon edged Sea Isle City to capture the David J. Kerr Jr. Memorial Lifeguard races. Avalon edged Sea Isle City by five points. ##
The annual Kerr Memorial Lifeguard races in Avalon scheduled for Sunday night were postponed due to high winds and dangerous water conditions. The races will instead be held on Tuesday evening at the 35th Street beach in Avalon, the same night as Avalon’s National Night Out event next to Community Hall. ##
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday afternoon and discussed updating the fee schedule for applications to the local Planning and Zoning Board. Council also looked favorably upon an extension of a shared services agreement involving Chief Financial Officer Jim Craft. ##