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Atlantic City council hears beach-safety appeals; police pledge extra officers for July 4 weekend
Summary
A visitor urged the city to post beach-umbrella safety signs after national testing set standards for umbrella anchors; a resident warned of repeated youth violence at Caspian Avenue beach and the police chief said extra officers will work the July 4 weekend.
A visiting safety advocate and a local resident used public comment at the Atlantic City Council meeting on June 18 to press the city on beach-safety measures ahead of the July Fourth holiday, and the police chief pledged added patrols for the busy weekend.
Edward Quigley, who identified himself as a visitor from Richmond, Virginia, told the council he helped develop a national standard for beach-umbrella anchors and urged Atlantic City to post donor-funded warning signs at beach access points. “The standard…takes 75 pounds of resistance to keep it secure in the sand when there’s a 30 mile per hour wind,” Quigley said,…
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