Project has supporters and detractors, and a long way to go

OCEAN CITY – Residents in favor of maintaining the local ethics board will have one more chance to plead their case to City Council.

The public hearing and final vote on an ordinance to abolish the city’s ethics commission is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 in City Hall at 9^th Street and Asbury Avenue.

Several residents came out in support of the local commission when Ocean City Council met Jan. 26 in City Hall.

GALLOWAY – Stephanie Ackerman credits her background here for the four really  great years that will be coming to an end this spring when she graduates from Rowan University at the end of her year as student body president.

“I had some really great teachers at Absegami,” Ackerman said. “They taught me life lessons at a young age that you normally don’t learn until you’re much older.”

GALLOWAY – Two salaried department heads here agreed to withdraw requests for compensatory time off, longtime employees were recognized, the township manager’s retirement request was approved and a number of residents raised a variety of issues at the Tuesday, Jan. 23 Township Council meeting.

PLEASANTVILLE — The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Pleasantville Police Department are investigating improper use of school funds within the district, Superintendent Garnell Bailey said on Thursday, Jan. 26.

Bailey said she and the Board of Education filed the complaint approximately two weeks ago. She said they felt there had been a mismanagement of financial procedures and also inappropriate use of district resources.

She said she could not comment on how long the investigation was expected to take and refused to comment on the details surrounding the inquiry out of caution of hindering the investigation.