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Resident says enforcement of box-truck parking rule threatens livelihood; mayor cites road diet and chief announces meeting security screening
Summary
A Wildwood Crest resident told commissioners police repeatedly ticket and threaten to tow his box truck despite a registration he says shows 5,000 lbs; the mayor explained enforcement is tied to a county road diet on New Jersey Avenue, and the police chief announced metal-detector security screening for commission meetings starting April 15.
During the public-comment portion of the Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Arswald Salvatico said he has been repeatedly cited by police for parking a box truck he uses to sell musical instruments and that the truck’s registration shows 5,000 pounds. "I keep getting harassed every 3 days or so by the police department," Salvatico said, adding the truck is his livelihood and asking for more time or assistance to find off-street storage.
Mayor (presiding) responded that county roadway reconstruction on New Jersey Avenue will “skinn[y] up” the street in what he described as…
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