The Sea Isle City council picked a new site for the estimated 4.5 million dollar library this week, choosing an empty lot on 48th Street insead of the current site on JFK Blvd. The commission agreed that a lack of summer parking downtown prompted their decision to move the site to 48th Street where there was a former sewer plant.
This logo used by Sea Isle City will be reality soon. When you drive into the city, cross over the bridge and say “Cheese” because the Sea Isle City officials are planning to install surveillance cameras at three locations in town, including one to monitor vehicles driving over the Sea Isle City Bridge on the main entrance to town. Another two cameras would monitor a basketball court and playground on John F. Kennedy Boulevard downtown and Dealy Field on Central Ave. The safety of our children are the main objectives to these camera’s.
Sea Isle’s new government held its first public meeting on July 24th. With five new councilpersons at the meeting, along with an interum administrator, the meeting went well. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss new and old policies along with hearing from the citizens on questions and concerns.
Overall, the meeting went very well. Items brought up for discussion were well taken, and although the members have only been officiallly in office for 24 days, they seemed concerned for everyone’s needs. The council has asked many of our taxpayers and citizens to get involved in commitees to meet and discuss and try to resolve certain concerns everyone has such as the marina district, entertainment for our youth, downtown revitalization, and changing current law with new ordiances that will help Sea Isle thrive.
One thing I was disappointed in as a homeowner and citizen was that I was the youngest person in the audience. Being 45, and not that young, I would have hoped to see more interest in our government by the youth of our city. To thrive and compete with surrounding resort areas, we must be able to keep locals and visitors in Sea Isle to spend their money. Although my elders have many valid concerns that need to be addressed, it would have been nice to see a mixture of age groups so everyone’s concerns would be heard.
Congratulations to our new council and I hope to see progress in the City I’ve learned to love.