PHOTO CREDIT: CNBNEWS.NET
BY BILL CLEARY
GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-Fishing has been banned at Freedom Pier in Gloucester City but that hasn\’t stopped the vandals from destroying it. CNBNews was notified about the vandalism by a resident who walks the pier on a daily basis. According to the individual he found the three- foot- lamp broken (photo) Sunday morning. \”Yesterday when I took my daily walk the lamp was fine. The vandalism had to happen sometime during the night.\”
Mayor and council on July 26 passed an ordinance on first reading banning fishing at the pier. According to Bob Bevan, a spokesperson for the the City said , \”The new law was needed because there were five complaints to the Mayor\’s office during a 2-week period. Those complaints were about Freedom Pier and the trash left by people fishing, leaving bait on the teak benches, taking nuts off the iron fence to weight their lines, and then cutting up bait on the tops of the teak trash receptacles. Freedom Pier was designed for the \”non-fishing\” public, those wishing to relax on the benches, take a stroll and enjoy the sunsets. The City has a pier designed for fishing located only 200 ft. south of Freedom Pier. To the south of the fishing pier is a marina used for recreational boating. All these facilities are connected by a river walk that is second to none anywhere in South Jersey.\”
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