Swain’s Hardware, Energy Committee teamup to support Cape May light bulb switch

HPC tables Star of the Sea’s request for new carportBy CHRISTOPHER

SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY – The CapeMay Historic PreservationCommission decided to tablean application by Our LadyStar of the Sea Church for acarport to be erected betweenthe rectory and church hall.

John Tice joined Monsignor

Thomas McIntyre in present-ing an application to the HPC,requesting conceptualapproval for a freestandingmetal carport for two automo-biles.

HPC member Tom Carrollraised the initial objection tothe carport saying it is was“probably one of the mostincompatible things we’vebeen asked to put in the his-

toric district. The church is listed as a

“contributing” structure inthe historic district.

Member Corbin Cogswellechoed Carroll’s concern,saying the carport would bevisible from Ocean Avenue,where there is a lot of pedes-trian traffic.

“I’d rather see a fullgarage,” Cogswell said.

Tice said they did not wantto create an enclosed spacethat might be a barrierbetween the rectory and hall.Tice suggested an alternativewould be to build the carportoff the church hall, which isalready a non-conformingstructure. McIntyre saidanother alternative would beto build a canopy roof fromthe hall to the rectory.

“I really think your answeris to go to an architect,” HPCchairman Skip Loughlin said.

An application from 232-234Windsor Avenue, which theHPC sent back for redesign,was given conceptualapproval by a 5-2 vote. Thearchitect for PreetProperties, AndrewCrossland, was asked toredesign a proposed mansardstyle roofline, which was toreplace the original rooflinewith shed dormer additions.Crossland said the new pro-posal was to keep the oldroofline and dormers andwrap them in new materials.

Carroll, who along with PipCampbell voted against theapplication, said he wouldprefer to see a restoration ofthe original roofline withoutthe shed dormers, which runfrom one end of the roof to theother.

“You’re just making a bad

addition more visible,”Carroll said.

“There is no way I canredesign the third floor,”Crossland said.

Owner George Rohannasaid going back to the originalroofline would eliminate thethird floor, which he said wasnot practical.

The HPC gave conceptualapproval for the renovation of2 Liberty Street in the his-toric district. Listed as a non-contributing property, thestructure was described as aformer 1890s carriage house,which had been converted toa two-family dwelling. Theapplicant said the existingstructure encroaches threefeet onto a neighbor’s proper-ty. The proposal is to movethe building off the neigh-bor’s property, and put it on afoundation high enough to

Please see Carport, Page A3

By CHRISTOPHERSOUTH

Cape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY – The switch ison. Or at least that’s whatCape May’s EnergyCommittee hopes will happenby July 4 – the date they haveset to have residents switchedover from using regularincandescent light bulbs toenergy saving light bulbs.

Swain’s hardware has

teamed up with the Cape MayEnergy ConservationCommittee to promote energysaving CFC light bulbs. Thecommittee has initiated acampaign to encourage localresidents to switch to energy-saving light bulbs.

In a release issued by thecommittee chairpersonCharlotte Todd said, “Makingthe switch from incandescentto the new energy savingbulbs can help us save con-

siderably on energy con-sumption.”

On Tuesday Todd said theenergy saving bulbs meanless energy needs to be pro-duced, meaning less carbon isproduced and released intothe air we breath. In addition,the light bulbs last five, per-haps seven years, makingthem “a good long-terminvestment for the con-sumer,” Todd said.

“If everyone on the island

were to make the switch, itwould be the equivalent oftaking hundreds of cars offthe highway.

That’s why we’re announc-ing our goal of making theentire island ‘incandescent-independent’ by the 4th ofJuly,” Todd said in thereleased statement.

Joe Paruta, the store man-ager at Swain’s Hardwaresaid customers can bring in acoupon and get $1 off the

price of an energy savingbulb. The coupon includes apledge to “go green” andeventually replace all yourincandescent bulbs with thenew energy saving bulbs.

Mayor Jerry Inderwies,who is behind the campaignto use energy saving bulbs,said he replaced a 25-wattoutside bulb with a 7-wattenergy saving bulb, and he

Please see Bulbs, Page A3

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Cape May CityEnvironmentalCommission

CAPE MAY – On May 1, 2007, start-ing at 1 p.m. the Cape May CityEnvironmental Commission will pres-ent to City Council, its final draft of itsupdated Environmental ResourcesInventory, funded in part by a SmartGrowth Grant. The public is invited toview and read the relevant maps andtext.

Pat Martino, left, wasthe opening headlinerFriday night at the 27thCape May Jazz Festival.Martino spent manyyears playing in CapeMay. Above, BarbaraMills brings down thehouse at Cabanas duringSunday afternoon’s jamsession. At right, thecool sound of jazz emi-nates from GeraldVeasley’s bass.

Photos by David Nahanand Jennifer Kopp

New meters high tech: User friendly?By CHRISTOPHER

SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY – NextTuesday parking meterswill be on, and expecting tobe fed.

This year, however, therewill be far fewer meters tofeed – but they will have abigger appetite – and theirdiet has changed.

Public Works directorRobert Smith said last yearthere were 102 parkingmeters in the municipalparking lot on JacksonStreet. This year there willbe only two multi-meters,known as a “pay and dis-play” type meter.

City manager Lou Coreasaid people can park any-where in the lot and pay atone of the two meters,which will issue a receipt.The meters are about fourfeet high, brown on threesides, and have a blue andwhite “P” emblem on them.Corea said people simply

insert the amount of moneyneeded to cover the timethey expect to stay. The ratehas not changed – itremains 25-cents per 20minutes (75-cents perhour). Corea said the meter

will ask if you are finishedinserting coins, and if soyou press a “yes” button.The meter will then print areceipt, which the personputs on the dashboard of hisor her vehicle.

The second type ofmeters, which have beeninstalled in the central busi-ness district, are referred toas a “pay by the space”

Please see Meter, Page A3

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