By KRISTEN KELLEHERCape May Star and Wave

Crutches will sink on thebeach. Higher activity levelsand 100+ degree weather canput seaside visitors at higherrisk for injuries in the sum-mer, resulting in increasedsprains, breaks and cuts.Outwit summer ailments withpreempt ivecare, ande l i m i n a t ewasted beachdays in thee m e r g e n c yroom.

“Preventiongoes furtherthan any-thing,” said.

T h e r e s aCampo, anurse practi-tioner withS h o r eM e m o r i a lH o s p i t a l ’ sE m e r g e n c yDepartment. “You see lacer-ations, fishhooks, sun-burns...and then you get thecommon cold and things yousee all year round.”

After a beach or bicyclescrape, controlling the bleed-ing is an essential first stepfor treating the wound. ShoreMemorial Hospital recom-mended compressing thewound until bleeding stops,and then treating the cut withsoap and water to ease exam-

inations for stitches. Forfishhook incidents, Campourged lacerated victims to goto their local emergencyroom to be treated for infec-tion.

“With sunburns, obviouslyprevention is key,” saidCampo, who encouraged visi-tors to develop sun-savvyhabits and apply sunscreen a

half-hour to45 minutesbefore goingoutside andre-applyingoften. Sheurged lookinginto addition-al preventa-tive steps,such as theUVSunSensewristbands,which moni-tor a user’sexposure tou l t r a v i o l e trays. Theproduct is

meant to be used in conjunc-tion with a sunscreen of 15SPF or higher, and fades to alight pink to remind users toreapply sunblock or a paleyellow to alert them to get outof the sun.

“It turns colors as you’reexposed to the sun,” saidCampo, who had recentlyheard of the product at a con-ference. “It tells you when

Please see Health, Page A3

Prevention is thesummer’s biggest,healthiest tip

CAPE MAY –Municipal Clerk DianeWheldon announcedTuesday that the specialelection on two parkingordinances will be heldon Wednesday, Sept. 8,from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The special election isbeing held as the resultof a petition for referen-dum on Ordinances2010-200 and 2010-201,which expand parkingmeters and create back-in angled parking onBeach Avenue.

Special Meeting

On Tuesday,Wichterman also askedfor a special meetingnext week to begin workon a scaled downConvention Hall.

By CHRISTOPHER SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY – The $3.15 mil-lion bond ordinance beforecity council, Tuesdayevening, needed four votes – asupermajority – to pass onsecond reading.

It came up one vote short, asthe three council memberssworn in July 1 voted againstthe ordinance.

Mayor Edward J. MahaneyJr. and Councilwoman TerrySwain voted for the ordinancein the 3-2 vote.

Mahaney said the $3.15 mil-lion in additional funding was

needed for the ConventionHall project because the$13.65 million was the lowestresponsible bid.

“The cost is not $10.5 mil-lion, it’s $13,650,000,”Mahaney said.

With two no votes alreadycast, and the bond ordinancetechnically defeated, Swain

expressed why she supportedthe ordinance and the currentproject. Swain chided somepeople for being afraid to

speak their minds whileaccusing others of usingscare tactics to defeat theordinance. She said whilesome wanted to scale downthe project she was afraid the

proposed hall wasnot big enough forCape May’sfuture.

“I believe inCape May’s past,present andfuture. My familyhas lived andworked here forover 100 years. Ibelieve in thiscommunity,” shesaid.

But she said theConvention Hallissue had becomedivisive, pittingresidents andh o m e o w n e r sagainst tourists.

“I hate the word‘tourist’,” Swainsaid. “They arevisitors, as most ofyou were once.”

She also thankedpast administra-tions that investedmoney in proper-ties that are nowthe home to non-profits in the city,

and the volunteerswho put in count-less hours support-ing the efforts ofthose non-profits.

Deputy Mayor JackWictherman, who ultimatelyvoted against the ordinance,said he learned a lot about the

project in nine hours ofclosed sessions; that he knewthings the public didn’t know.He also said he would not bein favor of putting the bondordinance out for referen-dum.

“I don’t believe you put mein office to say ‘You decide’,”he said.

Wichterman said he askedthe architect how much of thedrawings could be used if theproject was scaled down, andhe was told 40 to 60 percent.He also said the Departmentof Environmental Protectionsaid the city would not haveto go back for a CAFRA per-mit to build on the existingfootprint. He said if city coun-cil approved a smaller projectit could be completed byMemorial Day 2012.

Councilman Bill Murraywas more conservative in hisestimate, saying he believedthe new Convention Hallcould be completed by thesummer of 2012. Murraywent through a timeline,which included getting newbid specifications out byMarch 2011 and constructionbeginning by June next year.He said he believed the newhall could be completed byJuly 2012.

Murray said when he wascampaigning people wereworried about the cost of theproject. Since then, the con-cern shifted to the size of theproject.

“In my opinion, the presentdesign is probably too big forour town. It’s got to be scaleddown for our needs,” he said.

He said when votersapproved the current projectin a November 2008 referen-dum the project did notintrude 24 feet onto BeachAvenue. He also said, likeWichterman, he did not wantto shirk his duties as a coun-cilman, so he was not in favorof putting the question out toreferendum. At the sametime, he said the project hadto be moved forward.

“I don’t think we can wait

Please see Kills, page A2

‘In my opinion, the present design is probably too big forour town.’ – Councilman Bill Murray

3-2 vote kills $3.15 million bond ordinance

By CHRISTOPHER SOUTH and JOHN ALVAREZ

Cape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY – A pair ofLyndon LaRouche supportershave attractedsome attentionlocally by settingup tables andhanding out liter-ature in front ofthe Cape MayPost Office.

Despite somenot liking theimages ofP r e s i d e n tBarrack Obamawith a Hitlermessage or theLaRouche mes-sage, it isConstitutionally-protected freespeech.

The group iscalling for theimpeachment ofObama, who theysay has committedtreason and sup-ports the eutha-nizing of the agedand disabled.

Terese Mallory and JoeBillington of Lansdowne, Pa.,were receiving both supportand disparagement frompassersby Tuesday, as theystood by posters calling forthe seizure of BritishPetroleum (BP) over the oilspill in the gulf, or displayingimages of Obama with aHitler moustache.

The LaRouche team’s activ-ities did not set well witheveryone. Former city coun-

cil candidate Shaine Meiersaid he supported free speechand people’s right to protest,but he found the message anddepictions displayed by theLaRouche supporters to be

offensive and unpatriotic. Another person questioned

whether or not the group hadthe right to do what they weredoing in front of a federalbuilding without a permit.

Cape May Police CaptainRobert Sheehan said whatBillington and Mallory weredoing falls under the categoryof political speech.

“That is why we have aFirst Amendment. And politi-cal speech is the most pro-tected speech of all,” Sheehan

said. Sheehan the first time the

LaRouche supportersappeared there were com-plaints, so they sought theadvice of City Prosecutor

Frank Corrado,who has arguedF i r s tAmendment/freespeech cases tothe SupremeCourt.

“This is a text-book example ofF i r s tA m e n d m e n trights,” Sheehansaid.

Sheehan saidCape May does-n’t have an ordi-nance regardingprotesting, andCorrado advisedthem one wouldhave to be verywell-crafted tobe Constitutional.

“And even ifhad an ordinancethat wasConstitutional ,and we required a

permit, we can’t censor thecontent,” Sheehan said.

Sheehan said the city canregulate how loud the protes-tors are, perhaps the times,and they can be preventedfrom blocking a sidewalk, butother things are not protect-ed. According to Sheehan,someone complained aboutthe Nazi Swastika appearingon some of LaRouche materi-als, and Sheehan said that is

Please see Free, page A2

Free speech allows politicalinfo outside post office

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Christopher South/Cape May Star and WaveEvery seat was taken at Tuesday’s Cape May City Council meeting, as property owners/taxpayers wished to beheard regarding the construction of a new Convention Hall. Many urged council to reject a bond ordinance for anadditional $3.15 million need to complete the project as designed. Council did, by a 3-2 vote.

Christopher South/Cape May Star and WaveSupporters of Lyndon LaRouche speak to passersby and handout literature, finding both support and opposition for theirviews. Despite complaints about their presence, police saythey have a Constitutinal right to free speech – particularlypolitical speech.

Specialelection,specialmeeting

‘With sunburns,obviously preven-tion is the key.’

– TheresaCampo, nurse

practioner