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Margate Planning Board to Consider Mini-Golf, Again.
Mini-Golf At This Location? Back in 2009, things got really heated over plans by Mark Benevento of Sports Development to convert an old Margate bank into a cool miniature golf attraction. The planning...
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Margate Planning Board Votes for More Fun. Mini-Golf Part of Updated Master...
At what point do Margate homeowners and Real Estate executives taxpayers say ‘enough is enough’? Over the years, it’s tough for towns like Margate to ignore big tax dollars and valuations that come...
View ArticleMargate Outfall Drainage Project And The 50 Year Dune Deal
From Chuck Cavanaugh: I’ve been trying to get a straight answer from the Margate commissioners as to why they signed an agreement with the NJDEP which locks us into this debacle for 50 years. In...
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Margate Full & Part-Time Home Owners Want Master Plan Input
Chris Baylinson, Zoning and Planning Attorney: The goals and objectives of the Master Plan seek to make Margate less transient in the long run by providing a customer base for local businesses other...
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Marven Gardens. Margate’s Rare Real Estate Find.
Almost a century old, Marven Gardens in Margate attracted admiration from Hollywood filmmakers, as well as Charles Darrow, the inventor of Monopoly. The iconic board game features properties like...
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Margate Planning Board Approves Food Truck Site Plans
The Margate Planning Board approved minor site plan changes for Margate Food Truck. The vote was 6-3 in favor. Concerns included affecting traffic on Franklin, Frontenac & Ventnor Ave. Applicant...
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Margate Bayfront Zoning Rules Worry Amherst Ave Residents
Proposed changes of Margate’s zoning rules and potential redevelopment for Amherst Ave have raised a few eyebrows. Actually, a lot of eyebrows. Interesting changes along Amherst Ave, but at what cost?...
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Margate Resident Feedback: School Budgets and Declining Enrollment
Ross Margate ponders the need for two schools in a town with declining, full-time residency. Listen to resident feedback from recent Margate Commissioner meetings. Some highlighted comments from the...
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Marven Gardens. Margate’s Rare Real Estate Find.
Almost a century old, Marven Gardens in Margate attracted admiration from Hollywood filmmakers, as well as Charles Darrow, the inventor of Monopoly. The iconic board game features properties like...
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Margate Planning Board Approves Food Truck Site Plans
The Margate Planning Board approved minor site plan changes for Margate Food Truck. The vote was 6-3 in favor. Concerns included affecting traffic on Franklin, Frontenac & Ventnor Ave. Applicant...
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Margate Bayfront Zoning Rules Worry Amherst Ave Residents
Changes of Margate’s zoning rules and potential redevelopment for Amherst Ave have raised a few eyebrows. Actually, a lot of eyebrows. Interesting changes along Amherst Ave, but at what cost? Current...
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Margate Resident Feedback: School Budgets and Declining Enrollment
Ross Margate ponders the need for two schools in a town with declining, full-time residency. Listen to resident feedback from recent Margate Commissioner meetings. Some highlighted comments from the...
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Melting Ice Cream Revenue on Margate & Ventnor Beaches, Threats of Litigation.
Imagine being sued by the Fudgy Wudgy guy. That’s what Margate is facing as a threatened lawsuit looms from a beach ice cream vendor. Was there ‘willful misrepresentation’ by the City of Margate? That...
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Amherst Neighbors Fight Back Against Potential Margate Bayfront Over-Development
This week, Margate Commissioners discussed the potential for 2 possible lawsuits. One from an angry ice cream guy, the other from an Amherst Ave homeowner that fears over-development of the Margate...
View Article$32,000 Tuition Cost Per Student Too High, Says Margate Residents.
The question of why Margate needs to fully staff 2 schools, once again reared it’s ugly head at the Feb. Margate Commissioners meeting. It’s true. Margate taxpayers do foot quite a hefty bill each year...
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Margate Street Drainage & Outfall Pipe Beach Project Underway
Margate’s City Engineer reports that the street-end drainage & outfall pipe beach project is ready for lift-off. So-called ‘big pipes’ already arriving on the beach. This is part of the Army Corp...
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Margate Commissioners: School Bloat, Fire Dept, Amherst Win, DEP Rules.
Amodeo, Becker, Blumberg Margate Commissioners met on March 1. Discussions included: School district bloat Margate Fire Department issues Win for Amherst Ave residents looking to slow bay-front...
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Burger Battle. Trademark Infringement Over Use of ‘Margate’ Term.
The Margate Food Truck saga has turned another page. First, it was the unique, but polarizing design of the truck-shaped building. Then came neighborhood concerns over traffic and parking when...
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Ventnor Sees Uptick in New Business, Restaurants & Real Estate
Don’t look now, but the City of Ventnor is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, and not a moment too soon. Let’s take a look at the growing list of Ventnor bright spots…. The Ventnor Planning Board...
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