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Dude is bad news. Need to win an election in AC and/or South Jersey? Better call Craig Callaway. Make sure to place your order early, and stroke a big check for Craig. He's the man that magically delivers thousand of votes... that all lean the same way. No matter how good or bad of a candidate you are. Craig Callaway: ex-con who legally exploits current election law in Atlantic City and South Jersey. He's really good at it, too. Puts big bucks into his pockets....and shitty politicians into office. Listen to clips from WPG Radio, Harry Hurley & Craig Callaway: Click to listen. Craig Callaway: the man who brought you AC Mayor Frank Gilliam. Yup. The same Frank Gilliam recently forced from office and facing jail time for stealing money from a youth sports league. Callaway on Gilliam: “I regret that I didn’t do more homework on Frank Gilliam.” Craig Callaway is a poor judge of character. HASSAN CALLAWAY was good choice for Pleasantville school board? He missed half the meetings. Craig Callaway is uncle of Hassan Callaway and P-ville school board president, Carla Thomas. Read more in Press of AC Callaway is a political mercenary, primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. Got the cash? Craig delivers the votes. No matter how unqualified or dangerous you are. They ask us, who’s looking out for our best interest? Two years go, Callaway recommended Frank Gilliam. Recently, Callaway brought thousands of additional ballots, propelling incumbents Vince Mazzeo & John Armato past controversial Republican challenger Phil 'Greenhead' Guenther, along with his running mate, John Risley. Hurley & Callaway The Callaway Machine. Callaway often referred to as power broker, political genius, or some kind of respectable pontificator of politics. Callaway is none of that. Callaway is eerily equipped to deliver votes that all lean the same way. Callaway's GET OUT THE VOTE efforts. A ride to the polls and $30 bucks gets almost anyone elected. NO matter how poor a candidate. Yup, Callaway can be legally bought. By extension, so can Atlantic City voters, it seems. Craig Callaway. Mercenary extraordinaire. Running a sweet, legal scam on Atlantic City taxpayers. CALLAWAY FUN FACTS. (from FBI and an Ordinary Guy) Craig Callaway, a former Atlantic City Council president. Served 3 ½ years behind bars. Bribery and blackmail. From: FBI and an Ordinary Guy In 2007, Atlantic City Council President Craig Callaway, Ronald Callaway a. k. a. Jihad Abdullah and David Callaway were charged in a political blackmail scheme. They were accused of orchestrating a blackmail scenario and then conducting secret electronic surveillance and filming of Eugene Robinson, an Atlantic City councilman and local minister, as Robinson supposedly engaged and paid a prostitute for a sex act. Ron Calloway was sentenced to prison for voter fraud in 2002. Convicted for blackmail attempt. Floyd Tally was among fifteen other people, including David Callaway and Atlantic City Councilman Marty Small, who were indicted for allegedly conspiring to disenfranchise voters and assisting Small to defeat Lorenzo Langford at the polls in Atlantic City’s mayoral primary. The scheme apparently consisted of arranging to have absentee ballots cast without absentee voters signing the ballots. The ballots were later steamed open during an “autograph party” where campaign workers signed and resealed them to be counted. Marty Small was once indicted on voter fraud charges, but not convicted. AC Mayor Marty Small; Emotionally Unstable. Former Atlantic City Council president Craig Callaway spent almost 3 years in Southwoods State Prison. Callaway admitted taking $36,000 in bribes in August 2006. In 2008, Callaway admitted to organizing a blackmail scheme against a fellow, AC councilman, Gene Robinson. Robinson videotaped with prostitute at a hotel. Callaway's brothers,

Mr. Joseph Polillo…  this guy BLEEDS Atlantic City. Also known as POST CARD JOEY Polillo. Using super-human powers, he forced his way onto The Mel Taylor WPG 1450 Talk Radio Show on Jan 8, 2016. Click to listen. Polillo was employed by Atlantic City for 30 years, working as Chief Licence Inspector. Needless to say, Joey has seen the good, bad and the ugly.... during his 3 decades working for the City. He knows where many bodies are buried. ;) 2009 Atlantic City mayoral candidates, from left, Jesse O. Kurtz, Joseph Polillo, incumbent Lorenzo Langford and Dennis Mason: Pic: Press of Atlantic City 2009 Atlantic City mayoral candidates, Kurtz, Polillo, incumbent Langford and Mason. Read More at Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic City mayoral candidates split on plans for Bader Field Polillo took multiple runs for local Atlantic City public office, including the Mayor's seat. Polillo lost each time but certainly made an impact with his passionate pleas for municipal sanity. Today, Joey Polillo is an author, actor, regular radio guest, grower of a massive beard, Atlantic City history & postcard expert.....and a no-nonsense sh*t-stirrer. Postcard Joey Polillo is an Atlantic City classic. He's our kind of guy. Visit >   PostCardShow.com Buy the new book: Joseph; Inspirational Poems #foogallery-gallery-30899 .fg-image { width: 325px; } Mailing Address: The Postcard Show.com LLC 301 N. Raleigh Ave Atlantic City, NJ 08401-1031 Email Address: postcardjoey@yahoo.com

King Arthur Radio Show notes from ACprimetime news update. King Arthur Radio Show and Podcast. WIBG. 1020am. Feb 10, 2018. Gilliams Island parody. Gilliam in Vegas to study weed. Atlantic City Crime. Recent stabbing on Tennessee Ave. 10K Frank. Kudos to AC Mayor Frank Gilliam. On Monday night at the IRISH PUB, Gilliam entered the lions cage and faced his accusers. The DEM committee wanted to know how he intercepted a 10K check from the Atlantic County DEMS, that was supposed to go to Atlantic City DEMS….and NOT to Frank’s personal campaign acct. Wow. An event not to be missed. Everybody was there. Council president Marty Small, Councilman Kool Mo Dee, better known as Mo Delgado, Jeff Fauntleroy too. Plenty of media, but the Press of AC, and other local media did NOT report on the substantial in-fighting between the DEMS of the City and the County. The Press of AC ignored the major head line: Gilliam called the County a LIAR. Did Big Frank use Mr Jeff Fauntleroy as an enforcer? That’s what Craig Callaway says, according to a recent radio interview. Big Frank’s campaign manager Richard Winstead was there too. Pointing fingers at 2 of the County DEMS, who were also in attendance. Gilliam called Mike Suliman a liar. More than once. Says County is just dividing the city against itself. Accusations of the race card being played? Maybe. Gilliam & Winstead did their best to defend against these very disturbing accusations. We think many are too afraid to go up against Big Frank. The 'No Snitching Allowed' rule needs to be thrown out said those in attendance. Stockton HATE Day. Social Warrior Training. Student Indoctrination is what some are calling this full day of HATE at Stockton University. Social Justice Warriors. Easily offended. Triggered. Snowflakes. The oppressed. A victim mentality. Citizen Seth Grossman called out Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman and his “United Against Hate Day” event this week, claiming this event only teaches students to Hate America, Whites, Jews, Men, and anyone with a different opinion on things. It should be noted that the historic appearance by US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was a private, event that was supposedly NOT recorded. Not even a transcript was released. We can only assume that this would only upset the snowflakes and easily triggered media and student body. Early indications suggest that parents footing the bill for their kids to go to college, are thinking twice…before sending their kids to the AC campus of Stockton. Safety concerns. Will their kids ever get a real well-paid job after graduating with a degree in gender studies and social work? A program schedule that would make Saul Alinsky proud. Rules for Radicals. Divide & conquer. Pit people against each other. Ultra Credit offered for all sessions. ·      Safe Zone Workshop ·      Cultural Humility ·      Hate Speech in the Classroom ·      Understanding Activism and Your Role ·      Propaganda, Hate Speech, and Fake News in History ·      Take a Stand against Bullying ·      Then and Now: Southern Poverty Law Center ·      National Anthem Protests and Freedom of Expression ·      Microaggression, Bias and Prejudice: Ways to Respond ·      Institutional Misogyny and Sexual Terrorism When Cat is away…Mice will play. Land use rules / Zoning rules Ocean City is under scrutiny. So is AC. Margate. Ventnor. And especially Brigantine. With the # of qualified voters declining, and 2nd home owners increasing, there are allegations of smaller & smaller group of people, making decisions for the rest of taxpayers. On average, 75% of Jersey Shore taxpayers are part time residents. That means, 75% of Jersey Shore taxpayers don’t vote. Even though there are situations where they could… if they wanted to. Listen to More King Arthur

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam   These are some show notes from the recent King Arthur Radio Show on 1020am, WIBG. FEB 3, 2018. ACprimetime NEWS 2.3.2018 Atlantic City DEMS MEETING about 10k check Gilliam Gilliam’s first CRDA meeting. Packed with residents opposed to Chelsea Beach takeover by CRDA. Frank was NOT ready for this. MARGATE using zoning rules to help some developers? MASTER JETTY for Absecon Island? Back bay dredging Brigantine getting beach nourishment now. North end of Brigantine beaches now under more control of STATE Brigantine property taxes & appeal process questioned by 2nd homeowners. 2018 Summer Flounder Regulations. Reforming Magnuson-Stevens Act Of 1976. LISTEN TO MORE OF FRANK TALK #foogallery-gallery-42577 .fg-image { width: 330px; } Social Justice Warrior

The Atlantic City Democratic Committee under the leadership of Joyce Mollineaux, is in turmoil over a missing $10,000 check. Seems like the check ended up in Frank Gilliam's bank account, instead of the Atlantic City Democratic Committee . Questions remain: How did Gilliam allegedly get a $10,000 check meant for the Atlantic City Democratic committee? Why did Gilliam allegedly sign the check? Did Gilliam deposit check into his own acct? Will Gilliam & Joyce Mollineaux correct the situation? Listeners to the Kevin Hall Radio Show asked: why so much mishandling of money? It was brought to Joyce Mollineaux's attention that a $10,000 check was roaming around out there. It was supposed to come to us. From Kevin Hall Radio show: We worked very hard to win. Committee members found out many were not paid. We gotta get to the bottom of this. Where is the money? We knew it was cashed because we saw the elect reports. It was written out to us, and we saw the signature and it was not our treasurer or our chairperson. It never came to us directly. Now we're doing an investigation. Very disturbed. We're not gonna pacify and say it was a mistake. We want justice. Did Atlantic City Democratic Committee Chairperson, Joyce Mollineaux, sweep this issue under the rug? How did Mayor Frank Gilliam, allegedly take receipt the $10,000 check, and allegedly deposit it into his own campaign account. It even looks like Gilliam signed the back of the check. If true, why didn't Mollineaux and Gilliam just return the $10,000 to the Atlantic City Democratic Committee? The Atlantic City Democratic Committee is not happy, so they'll convene an emergency meeting of the Atlantic City Democratic Committee. A vote of no confidence in Mollineaux as Chairperson? According to Harry Hurley, the Atlantic City Democratic Committee may ask law enforcement to investigate. A potential Election Law issue looms as well.

The infamous PILOT bill is finally being challenged. Liberty & Prosperity, a constitutional advocacy group lead by Seth Grossman, has teamed up with Atlantic County Exec Denny Levinson. Both sides presented arguments in front of Superior Court Judge Mendez on Nov 30. Both are convinced that the PILOT is un-constitutional. Grossman, a Somers Point attorney and former Atlantic City councilman, refers to the PILOT as 'Payment in Lieu of Peanuts Taxes.'  The goal of the Casino PILOT was to stabilize Atlantic City’s tax-collection base. Wildly inaccurate assessments contributed to Atlantic City's near bankruptcy and eventual state take-over. The PILOT bill allows casinos to collectively pay $120 million per year instead of actual property taxes and allows them to upgrade their properties without tax implications. County Exec Denny Levinson said Seth Grossman was outstanding in front of Judge Mendez. 'He was terrific.' The current PILOT allows a private entity to gaining at the expense of the average taxpayer. Not review-able for 8 years. Every non-casino property will see tax hikes, says Levinson. Listen to Levinson on WOND Radio, Dec. 1, 2017 WOND PILOT COURT HEARING Dec 1 2017 Other notes: The Chiesa firm representing the STATE is out, effective Jan. 2018. Til then, it's another payday for that law firm, says Denny. Most recently, the Levinson family took a personal hit by standing up against Gov. Christie. With the County fighting the PILOT in court, the outgoing and very unpopular Governor pinked slipped the very capable Matt Levinson, son of the County Exec. Matt was not re-appointed to his position on the Casino Control Commission. That’s how Christie rolls. In addition, Atlantic County believes it should receive at least 13.5% of PILOT revenues, based on agreements with both AC Mayor Don Guardian, and Gov. Christie. (WATCH VIDEO) https://youtu.be/QBxXpvT1bek Everybody in legislature agrees. 13.5% should be given to taxpayers. Something that was verbally guaranteed by the outgoing Governor Christie. Press of Atlantic City thinks 10% is fine? Levinson pointed out that the Press of Atlantic City printed inaccurate data on the morning of Dec. 1, 2017. Was this just an error on the editor's part?

Release that audio! Atlantic City Councilman George Tibbitt wants the Harry Hurley Radio show to post a recent show featuring the infamous Craig Callaway interview. Is Hurley Radio producer, Chris Coleman, manipulating the media? WPG Radio Producer, Chris Coleman Pay for play & promotion. Small market radio stations are notorious for cheap access to the airwaves. Political candidates can buy large blocks of airtime to 'talk' with the host. Some believe this allows for biased political coverage. Would a radio host favor a deep pocketed advertiser who happens to be a political candidate? To be sure, all media is biased to some extent. But some more so than others. Nov 6 Update: It took close to 3 days, but one of the Hurley audio clips was finally uploaded on Nov 5. A clip featuring mark Padula vs Mayor Guardian was taken down, and is still down as of Nov 6.  Listen to it below.... Hurley: Guardian vs Padula. See latest Atlantic City & Other Political Attack Ads here. Democrats Against Gilliam Joseph Pollilo's Beard Chris Brown Fact Check   Boom Harry There Ya Go . Nov 5 , 2017 George Tibbitt Release Those Tapes Hurley 11.3.2017 AC Mayor Guardian Voter Fraud & Callaway 11.3.17 Padula Explains Mayoral Meltdown Vaughan Reale, former Margate mayor Radio Battle Between Guardian & Padula. Oct 26, 2017 WOND. Padula Confronts Mayor Guardian on WOND Radio 10.23.17 WOND Mayor debate 10.12.17 edit

Listen to the podcast: Having favorable local radio and newspaper coverage can really come in handy. Just ask Atlantic City Mayor, Don Guardian. Listen to clips from WIBG King Arthur Radio...and Harry Hurley Radio. The Mayor's seat on the local Planning Board is a powerful position to hold. Especially in regard to the Flagship Resort. Did the Flagship Resort, donating 10's of thousands of dollars to the Guardian campaign, get preferential treatment? Media Manipulation of Mayoral Race. Bias of Atlantic City Radio and Newspaper. Pay for Play. Show Notes: Mayor Don Guardian not used to people calling him out. A story that should have received media scrutiny, was ignored or glossed over. Mainly, it was diverted to another narrative. Callers to WOND Radio suggested that the Mayor played ‘gay card’. Trapped in a corner, unable to answer the question, fired back with accusations and put-downs of a private citizen Former Atlantic City Councilman Schultz doing prison time. The AC elite. Show me your friends, and I'll tell you what you are. 'Devious Don' says Padula. Allegation: There was a ‘set-up caller’ on another radio program, designed to pounce, trap & sabotage on Padula. King Arthur: The other radio host let the Mayor talk all over you. Did the Radio host turn up the volume, allowing the mayor to filibuster, drowning out Mr. Padula on the phone? Is the 'sign' an attack on gays? The Mayor thinks so. Padula says it’s the Atlantic City Elite that rules this town. Shame on Philly.com reporter for missing the crux of the story. Padula: Deflect away from real issue. Don Guardian did not abstain, and voted to approve a dirt lot, take money out of taxpayers pockets, and assist a political donor. The so-called sign was changed, now featuring a 'Fire The Liar' campaign. The billboard highlights 2 critical issues that could keep the bow-tied Guardian from a 2nd term as Mayor of Atlantic City. Did Mayor Guardian once hire the Calloway team to collect & deliver ballots for the Guardian campaign? Was it a 'dirty vote'? Calloway team is a political, legal force to be reckoned with says Padula. Republicans not endorsing the incumbent. They seem to be running from the Guardian campaign. Freeholder Frank Formica (R) and County Executive, Denny Levinson? Council President Marty Small (D) and Freeholder Ernest Coursey (D) have endorsed Mayor Guardian. Deceive and Divert

Listen to the ACprimetime podcast. Back on OCT. 16, 2017, there was a debate between NJ State Senator Colin Bell and Assemblyman Chris Brown. It was held on WOND Radio, a small AM station in the Atlantic City area. Coincidentally… a struggling radio station that’s up for sale. Both candidates want your vote to be a NJ State Senator for the next 4 years. BrownFactCheck.com Here are some clips from the recent radio debate between Senator Bell & Assemblyman Brown. Fair warning: I'm not playing and commenting on these clips to sway your vote. Rather…. I hope you’ll see that FAKE NEWS and BIASED NEWS is a real problem. Not just at the national level…… but especially here at the local level. Biased media is a real problem, especially when the local news radio station….is partnered with the local newspaper. The Atlantic City news radio station is up for sale. The local newspaper is bleeding readers and advertisers. Kinda creepy…..a little too comfortable relationship between the moderator…and Assemblyman Brown. Moderator Scott Cronick….calls Chris Brown 'Buddy'…..laughs along with Mr. Brown. Yes, this is the same radio station moderator that took sponsorship money from Mayor Don Guardian, the incumbent candidate in a critical Atlantic City mayoral debate a few weeks ago at Dante Hall. As the 2016 presidential election proved…..mainstream media plays a major role in what info is shared with voters….what people should know, what they should think….and potentially how they should vote. Even with the non-stop trump bashing by national TV & Newspaper…..we know what happened as we selected our 45th president of the USA The rise of fake news, Independent minded voters of South Jersey. The land of Nucky Johnson. Nucky Johnson (1883–1968) was an Atlantic City, republican political boss, Atlantic County Sheriff, businessman, and racketeer. He was the undisputed "boss" of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941. Many believe Nucky invented the well-oiled GOP political machine here in South Jersey. 'Republi-crats' …..Those that vote one way at the national level…but cast their vote another way…..at the local level. Fake news. Control the narrative. Biased media & moderators. Collusion. Not just with those pesky Russians, but between the failing mainstream media too. Rhinos…..Republicans in name only. Senator Colin Bell Vs Assemblyman Chris Brown.

How did a small concert with a very checkered past, get booked in the LARGE Boardwalk Hall? Was it sharp negotiating by the producer? Was it the lack of concert savvy by the CRDA? Or was it something else? Listen to the ACprimetime Radio Podcast. We talk with Amanda Thomas of Boardwalk Entertainment. Amanda Thomas of Boardwalk Entertainment Michael Salvanto of Songbird Entertainment teamed up with North Jersey cousin Nick Conti to present a Boardwalk Hall concert on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The line-up is WAR, Asia featuring John Payne, and Journey former lead vocalist, Steve Augeri. This show was originally slated for Bader Field. But that fizzled. The triple-bill was also scheduled to take place in Wildwood, but was cancelled at the last minute. Who's at fault? What's the real reason for the cancellation? Wildwood commissioner Pete Byron, said he was 'kept in the dark' about the status of the Songbird Entertainment concert, produced by Michael Salvanto. Salvanto's explanation of past concert mis-steps were smoothed over on WOND Radio on Thursday afternoon. But many listeners weren't buying what Salvanto & the fast-talking, radio host were selling. More fact checking to follow. Back on March 22, 2017, Atlantic City Council voted to give Songbird Entertainment a license to use Bader Field for 5 concerts. None of those planned shows happened. 3rd ward Atlantic City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz was not happy with the Salvanto experience. Snookered? Hoodwinked? Bamboozled? Or just poor vetting and escrow terms / conditions on part of the city? Some were pleasantly surprised, others were downright shocked... that Salvanto & Songbird Entertainment were able to procure the 12,000 seat main arena of Boardwalk Hall for this cool....but really small show that might sell 3,000 tix. Might is the operative word here. Are Bar Mitzvahs next at Boardwalk Hall? How did this smaller show get OK'ed to play the BIG room at Boardwalk Hall? A show that was already cancelled 2 times before. A sign of things to come for Boardwalk Hall? The CRDA is desperate to do ANYTHING with Boardwalk Hall? Not ONE person at the CRDA thought this smelled kinda funny? Bringing in a wider variety of shows, producers and promoters. Less reliance on the expensive & questionable ROI deal with concert promoter Live Nation? With all that CRDA money being poured into Boardwalk Hall repairs & upgrades, it's time for that great venue to be managed & run as a visitor & revenue driver.....not just a CRDA money pit & pet project that keeps running in the red. Maybe the CRDA should have allocated some of those Boardwalk Hall funds....to safety & crime reduction in that Florida Ave neighborhood? Concert co-producer Nick Conti, plans to open Choice Bar n Grill soon at 470 Albany Ave in Atlantic City. (across from Skate Zone) Selvanto says: “that if it wasn’t with the help of Nick Conti, and Choice Bar & Grill, this concert would not be possible. Conti is a long time resident of Atlantic City, and business owner. NOTE: The CRDA board of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority recently inked a $7 Million deal to attract larger events to Boardwalk Hall and the Convention Center. The CRDA will team with Comcast NBC-Universal and William Morris Endeavor Entertainment to bring “destination events” to the two properties. Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, the company that manages Boardwalk Hall, has recently snubbed the local Yellow Cab Company & Jitney drivers. Spectra named Lyft its official ride-sharing service.

LISTEN TO PODCAST > It's official. It's NJ Senator Colin Bell as of Oct 5, 2017. On Thursday, Bell gets sworn-in to fill out the remainder of the late Sen Jim Whelan's term. On Nov 7, Bell plans on getting another 4 years as NJ State Senator. Listen to the ACprimetime podcast as Senator Colin Bell visits with radio host; Mel Taylor. Topics include: Upcoming November election Bell vs Brown CRDA Pilot Bill North Jersey & Internet Gaming Expensive Dunes Chronic Flooding of Absecon Island Economic Development Homeless Vets Stockton Poll Political Attack Ads Bader Field Raw-Sewage Leak Amazon

Margate residents want a stop to the dangerous, harmful and un-needed dune work on their beaches. Packed house this morning, inside special Margate Commissioner Meeting at Old City Hall. Commissioners will hire outside counsel to file injunction against the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corp of Engineers. Jordan Rand of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg will represent the city. “Stop the project until the ARMY CORP can prove competence” The Army Corps of Engineers and DEP have pumped out most of the contaminated water from the drainage gully. The water has been pumped to the other side of dune. Suffering irreparable harm. Will Margate sue for damages? Pumping contaminated water into the surf. Margate & Ventnor beach patrols have to patrol hidden areas behind the dunes. One Margate lifeguard has been home sick , reportedly from a bacterial infection caused by the contaminated water. Bulldoze the whole stupid dune system. Stop the Army Corp from wasting taxpayer dollars. Nobody wants this....except for a small handful of Jersey politicians, Ventnor Commissioners, contractors and insiders. “There’s nothing more important than our beach,” said Margate Commissioner Maury Blumberg Mayor Becker. “I want this project stopped immediately.” Margate plans to file an injunction on Thursday in Superior Court in Atlantic County. Local politicos; Frank Lobiondo, Chris Brown & Vince Mazzeo....have yet to step up and voice their opposition to this project. All three are invisible. Ventnor commissioners are still pro-dune....at this point. Margate biz has 14 weeks to make money. Store traffic is down. Restaurant traffic is down. Worries about property values and ratables. Summer rental business is way off. Who da thunk it? The real threat to Margate & other shore towns isn't stormy waters & mother nature... but... it's the Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps of Engineers is destroying Margate, in order to save it. Rep Frank Lobiondo sits on the House committee that funds the ACOE, who in turn contracts out with the State and local gov'ts and the private contractors that do the work. This project is being funded with Federal dollars. Rep Lobiondo got the ACOE to do Margate first and during the summer instead of Ventnor, where he is a resident, (wink, wink) because something broke. One nasty storm in 50 years. This was the opening for Mr Christy & Mr Lobiondo to make the case, for a one size fits all dune dump. Pumping out the dirty water is a short term fix. When it rains, it’s going to happen again. The incompetence of the Army Corp of Engineers is beyond comprehension. Any high school kid knows what will happen when dunes are built by digging out sand from behind. The number of lawyers in Margate should file multiple law suits in State and federal courts. Bring the media here and expose the sham and stupidity of those who approved this. Follow the money. What reporter wants this story?

Will Margate consider legal action against the State, ARMY CORP and DEP? They will consider emergency authorization to institute possible legal action against NJ DEP - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corp of Engineers. Commissioners will discuss hiring special counsel to file injunction to stop the dunes project. Is the Army Corp scrambling to bring in pumps to drain these hazardous pools of stagnant water trapped between the bulkheads & dunes ? “Older people can’t get through, and families with children are pulling their beach chairs through this bacteria-laden swamp. We didn’t even have this after Hurricane Sandy. What if a child walks in there and drowns?

Podcast notes: Take a look at the Absecon Island Dune Project thru the prism of no pain…no gain. Risk & reward. Cost vs benefit. Atlantic City needed some work, but Margate and Ventnor did not. We all know that to achieve greatness, you need to sacrifice. Give stuff up. Be patient. Invest. Hold back. Delayed gratification. Go thru hell and back to achieve an outcome……worth that hell. Sometimes, bad medicine can produce a great outcomes. Good things come to those who wait. As a kid looking to get rid of buck teeth & and horrible overbite, Wearing braces, enduring years of being called tinsel teeth. But then you can finally smile big and bright with straight teeth. For the mom & dads Sleepless nights changing diapers mopping up spills guiding a child thru those formative years Fighting bloody wars to protect land, freedom. A way of life Well over 10 years of study and hard work to become a doctor We all know these types of stories. It helps us understand and cope with getting thru tuff times….to get us thru to the good times. The light at the end of the tunnel. So lets apply this to the dune building and beach widening along Margate & Ventnor’s shores. This dune project isn’t just a a dose of bad medicine that will soon be over, resulting in something that will ultimately be a great value to the local community. This project isn’t one of those…lets grin and bear it. The noise and disruption and beach closures…and smell and bacteria…and no swimming will be over soon…even tho it’s in the middle of the summer…..hurting business, real estate and the generally happy vibe along the shore. …once it’s over by the Fall…..everything will be cool. But it won’t . This dune and beach is a project where the actually work and sacrifice sucks really bad…..but the final product is much worse. And is potentially long lasting. Will it lower flood insurance rates? Will it save lives? High winds & flying debris are my greatest fears. injury. Or worse. A few years back, wind knocked down power lines that started a fire and burned down a Longport church. High winds broke windows and ripped off roof tops. Will dunes save lives? Not likely. Hiring more police, installing more street lights and security cameras, lowering speed limits in Ventor…. would be better suited for the goal of saving lives. Towering dunes. Muddy draining areas, beaches literally cut in half. Views and breezes gone. All because of just one person’s greed. Pompousness and misguided righteous. One elected leader that will go down in history as a governor with such great potential & promise… but end up with record breaking approval ratings, a failed presidential bid, a gov who would throw his own team under the bus for a stupid bridge closing scam..and for his final indignity….Pushing a one size fits all approach to the chronic problem of flooding along the jersey shore. Some of the highest points in Margate...that had the lowest flood insurance rates….are forced to get dunes. And those in flood prone areas, adjacent to back channels bays and other waterways are once again ignored. Even Wildwood…with crazy wide beaches….and too much sand…are being forced to deal with the state wanting to do unneeded work in that town…al in the name of protecting properties & lives. But no, it’s all for the sake of figuring out how to spend that money on stuff that wont last very long…and you will need to do it again every three years. Its too easy not to just spend that large chunk of hurricane relief money …on a few contractors…to do the same thing over and over…..whether the town needs it or not. Like most, we found ourselves watching in disbelief as beaches were invaded with heavy equipment and 24/7 work. To building stuff that is suppose to protect lives & property. We received neither.

UBER, the ride-hailing app has disrupted the taxi, Jitney and limo industry in Atlantic City. Will AirBnB do the same to the local hotel and rooming industry? Can Atlantic City leverage this fast growing trend, or will the State of NJ step in and control it, much like they did with UBER. What does Atlantic City Councilman Jesse Kurtz think about AirBnB, the popular short-term, home rental platform? Listen to the ACprimetime podcast interview. Should we let it grow organically with no City Hall intrusion? Or should AirBnB be properly licensed to ensure safety and quality of life for the neighborhoods of AC? Voice your opinion WED JULY 5, City Hall Council Chambers. The growth of short-term rentals in Atlantic City, especially through Online services, has created both opportunities and concerns for many neighborhoods in our city. Be a part of this hearing! All attendees are encouraged to provide testimony on what is happening and how the city should handle this situation. Questions? Councilman Jesse O. Kurtz jkurtz@cityofatlanticcity.org | 609.957.0437 AirBnB, the popular home-sharing platform, claims to be the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.

Dune building, dredging and beach bulldozers are getting ready for Summer 2017. Atlantic City needs it near the inlet. Margate tried to fight it and lost. Ventnor recently tried to dis-invite the DEP & Army Corp from invading their Downbeach shores at the same time summer visitors were arriving. Listen to the ACprimetime Radio podcast for MAY 5, 2017. We talk with Ventnor Commisioner Lance Landgraf about this unfortunate situation that begins on June 8.

Robin Scott of Ray Scott's Dock in Margate Proposed regulations using faulty research could put another nail in the coffin for flounder fishing along the South Jersey shore. New proposed regulations would force people to throw back any flounder less than 19 inches. Those 19 inch flounder are the female breeders. Regulators want the mama flounders to be the keepers. It doesn’t make sense. Listen to the Fish Jersey Shore Podcast for April 21, 2017. Robin Scott of in Margate is not backing down. She, along with Dick Herb, Chairman of the Marine Fisheries Council, and Bucktail Willie aka Bill Shillingford were guests on the recent Shep on Fishing radio show on WOND Radio. They have steam coming out of their gills.... I mean ears..... as they impatiently wait for a May 10 decision that could destroy the summer flounder season for recreational fishermen. SHEP ON FISHING Show notes: Second biggest industry in New Jersey. Fishing. Makes sense. We're next to a lot of water…fresh & salt Who wants to kill this critical portion of the NJ economy? We’re chasing away recreational fishermen to Delaware and Maryland in the Outer Banks. Did ya know… licensed Delaware anglers can pillage New Jersey's flounder since they're able to take home a 17-incher....even in NJ waters. NJ boaters can't do that in Delaware. Are we dealing with faulty flounder research? Is the management and monitoring of our New Jersey fisheries accurate? There's no shortage of Seabass or Flounder. That's what most fishermen say. But under new proposed regulations, any flounder that you're allowed to keep is going to be a 19 inch female... which is a breeder. The regulators use a vessel called THE BIGELOW....to fish alongside the big commercial fishermen. Many think they're not fishing properly. They're either using the wrong equipment... or they're just poor fishermen. Robin Scott: We look like fishing villages, without absolutely no fishing. The economic impact of harmful fishing regulations in South Jersey is going to be significant. Even though the Angelou Economics Report from last year….made it very clear that diversification of the Atlantic County economy was critical. Fishing is still being overlooked as key economic driver that needs better awareness. While we placed so much focus on casinos and real estate…everything else was withering. 40 years of casino focus, almost totally & literally killed much of Atlantic City. Look at how Gardner's Basin was was ignored…. Please, take a moment to join our email list. Sign our online petition as we join forces to protect fishing, crabbing & boating in South Jersey. Visit FishJerseyShore.com

Bigelow Can't Count Fish? SHOW NOTES:  It's the Fish Jersey shore podcast for the week of April 8, 2017 Fishing, boating, crabbing along South Jersey shore. Atlantic City, Brigantine, Margate, Longport, Ventnor, Somers Point & Absecon. FishJerseyShore.com. South Jersey party boats and businesses that deal with fishing are under attack by inaccurate, inappropriate and un-needed regulation. Here are some audio clips from the great SHEP on Fishing radio show…. that very few people get to hear every week… The Jersey flounder stock assessment is flawed? Can we trust the research boat 'Bigelow'? If your livelihood is fishing and boating, you should be concerned about the Bigelow research vessel. Did the Bigelow properly set it’s nets? Poor fishing by the Bigelow…leads to poor data? National Marine fisheries service. NOAA. Will President TRUMP get rid of agencies like these? Scaring away fishermen, especially the new kids coming up. Scaring away fishermen and families to southern states like Delaware or down to Jeanette's pier in the Outer Banks where the regulations for fishing are much more measured & appropriate. South Jersey fisherman going inland to fish the rivers, freshwater, trout. The great Shep on Fishing radio show on WOND radio was another good news / bad news kind of show. The good news is there's lots of fish out there and spring fishing is starting to heat up. Tog. Sea bass, striper…no blues yet… The bad news: regulations and too much focus on real estate and casinos has made the fishing and boating industry along the South Jersey shore somewhat of a lower tier priority. Especially around Atlantic City Absecon island, where a recent report told us to take advantage of our waterfront assets because that's how we can diversify our economy and not rely purely on casino gaming and multi-million dollar waterfront homes. Robin Scott of Margate shares her thoughts on flounder regulation Capt. Bob Rush Junior runs the family owned and operated boats out of sea isle city the starfish the big catamaran that 70 foot or being able to have 128 passengers and also runs the Susan Hudson a 55 footer handling 40 people for offshore fishing trips. www.HunterLBI.com www.starfishboats.com New Owner of Captain Andy’s kicked out the TEAL (the re-branded Jessie-O). Party boats have declined, Boat rentals are almost non-existent on Absecon island. Regulations killed boat rental business. Bob: Losing kids learning about boating & fishing. Capt Bob rush from Sea Isle says over past 30 years, party boats have almost disappeared. At one time, 26 party boats in Cape May County. Now it's down to nine. In Margate back in the 50's, 500 rental boats were along Amherst Avenue. Now it's down to about 20. Margate used to be a fishing destination. But we sold off street ends and killed public access to fishing. Sec. of commerce Wilbur Ross is the man that will make or break the 2017 summer flounder fishing season. 18 inches is really tough. Trying to find and land a 19 inch keeper flounder, is virtually impossible. Making matters worse, most of the flounder at this size are breeders. Those are your mama flounder. Flounder that can re-populate the stock. Insane that regulatory agencies are saying it's okay to keep those fish and flounder that re-supply the stock, the fishery. The females / breeders.

From the recent Margate Commissioner meetings: I remember when they were putting dunes in Ventnor. Hellish noise, night and day. It was like the hammers of hell, pounding away. Could these be the sweet sounds of Summer 2017 in Margate and Ventnor? Listen to public comments: dredging & dune building from recent Margate City Commissioners meeting. Those weekend warriors that come down here, who are paying $40-$50,000 dollars in taxes. They want peace and quiet. If you don't deliver it, your ass is grass. Rachel Bogoten of Margate: Please consider putting off dune building til after summer. Really grateful for our seasonal residents. If it wasn't for them paying the freight, and a big share of the taxes, I certainly wouldn't be able to afford to live here and enjoy what we have all year long. But I'm afraid they're gonna freak out when  they see the bulldozers and hear the noise. https://youtu.be/fZ1I4uphFlw John Sewell of Margate: You can't sit on your hands, Go see the Governor. Strongly urge an injunction, or do it at the local level....dirt cheap. File for injunctive relief. Get Congressman Frank Lobiondo of Ventnor, to do a DEP injunction. (Mr. LoBiondo, a resident of Ventnor, has been a vocal supporter of building dunes along Absecon Island) They can stop a Walmart over a rattle snake…and piping plovers have stopped development. You see far fewer horseshoe crabs…that's in direct relation to the piping plovers. The sand being dredged...are what the fisheries use as feeding grounds. From Margate Citizens Questioning the Beach Project : MYTH: Dunes in Margate would offer substantial added protection in the event of a major storm or hurricane, such as Superstorm Sandy. REALITY: The vast majority of the damage in Margate from Superstorm Sandy was inflicted upon homes and businesses on the bay, not the beach block. Margate’s bulkheads will not wash away in a major storm…dunes will. Many of the Jersey Shore communities to the north, which suffered extensive damage, do not have bulkheads.

Lance Landgraf & Mel Taylor AC Primetime Radio PODCAST: Why does Atlantic City's Tourism District need it's own Master Plan and zoning rules? No better person to ask than Lance Landgraf, Director of Planning for the CRDA - Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. Listen to the ACprimetime Radio Podcast interview from March 17, 2017. Here are some items & questions discussed: What does a CRDA Director of Planning do? What is a Master plan? What is ZONING? Why is it so important? How does your work as CRDA Director of Planning…. compare or differ from what Elizabeth Terenik does… as the City of Atlantic City’s Director of Planning? Is there overlap? Maybe some friendly conflict on occasion? Master plans are updated approximately every 10 years. Last one for the Atlantic City Tourism District was 5 years ago. Share a specific example of what NEW… POSITIVE stuff can be done….with a new Tourism District masterplan. Gardner’s Basin & Caspian Point are two Atlantic City areas RIPE for development, especially with a newly rebuilt Boardwalk leading there. How does the CRDA play a role with something like that? CRDA assisted with zoning issues in a previous attempt….from a different developer/investor group, to turn the old Atlantic club/Hilton/original Golden Nugget into a water park. Do preliminary plans from R & R Development Group…conform to previous CRDA approvals for a waterpark at Atlantic Club? Did you already have a peek at what R&R Developers want to do? So Atlantic City investors doesn’t waste time buying a property, does CRDA provide preliminary approvals….prior to major purchases? Do you review and OK their plans...BEFORE they close on building? How does that process work? ‘Land banking’ is often seen as a negative, but it’s often a necessary tactic to create an attractive canvas for development. Loss of ratables is probably the biggest negative while that land/parcel is ‘banked’. Please explain the rationale behind land banking. Revel district. Potential use of Eminent domain. Thoughts? Re-zoning has raised some eyebrows…..concerns over Real Estate values being affected….which is normal. How does the CRDA respond to those concerns? Which districts see MOST substantial ZONING changes? Resort Commercial District & Central Business District Ducktown Arts District & Thorofare Waterfront District Resort Commercial Development District Multifamily Low-Rise Apartment Residential District Lighthouse One District –Lighthouse Two District Beach District, Marina District, Bader Field District How do we grow AC as tourism destination….and a place where millennials want to buy a home, raise a family…..while addressing social / economic needs of current AC residents?  AC is on an island of Casinos, potential Waterparks, Restaurants, attractions… and residential neighborhoods. How does CRDA reduce chance of residential disruption…..from our fast growing/evolving…..really important…..casino industry & tourism district?