Sex predator allegations bring change to Ocean City Beach Patrol
Mayor Jay A. Gillian said he has started to make changes to the Ocean City Beach Patrol to deal with anonymous allegations of sexual abuse made on an Instagram account.
Many of the posts to the page called ocbp predators describe men in their 30s and 40s taking advantage of 16- and 17-year-old female lifeguards. There are frequent mentions of drugs and alcohol, teen guards being sexualized and the teens waking up not aware of what happened the night before.
Gillian said that while the Cape May County Prosecutor s Office continues its investigation, mayoral aide Michael Allegretto has been appointed to oversee the operation of the the Beach Patrol and has two immediate tasks.
He said the measure was more cost effective within the project. Work was also extended further south along Sunset Drive, the spokesman said. The upgrade of Parklands Boulevard, including large scale relocation of utility services, was originally forecast to cost Sunshine Coast Council $13.5 million, a council spokesman said. Mayor Mark Jamieson said the project demonstrated the Sunshine Coast s rapid growth in population. It s significant that we re upgrading this not so long after this road was initially built, Mr Jamieson said. Wouldn t it have been great if the leaders at the time had forecast how much more road we would actually need.
Updated plans for a controversial service station at the corner of Stevens and Farrell streets, Yandina. He also encouraged residents to comment on the application via council s website, where there have been more than 200 written submissions against the proposal. Community groups, including the Yandina and District Community Association and the Yandina Chamber of Commerce, oppose the development. Their reasons include concerns for traffic congestion and safety, pedestrian safety and the overall negative impact on the town s heritage. The groups say the town does need a second service station, however, not in the proposed site which is surrounded by character buildings.
Instagram account alleges rampant sexual abuse at N.J. beach patrol
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Authorities are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving the Ocean City Beach Patrol after the anonymous claims were posted on social media, a city spokesman confirmed Friday.
The Instagram account @ocbp predators posted multiple anonymous messages containing a range of alleged sexual misconduct involving the organization. The posts provide descriptions of alleged assaults and harassment that some postings claim were carried out by older unnamed members of the beach patrol against other members, including minors.
It was unclear if authorities have verified any of the allegations or anyone has come forward to law enforcement.
Noisy garbage trucks will soon be a thing of the past for some Australians as one council begins building a state-of-the-art underground automated waste collection system.
The Sunshine Coast Council has announced that it will install the first automated waste collection system in Australia under Maroochydore city centre in 2016 - and phase one has already been completed.
The high-tech system uses underground pipes to transport waste out of the city centre at speeds of up to 70km/h through a system of pipes 6.5km long.
It will mean no more rude wake-up calls by noisy, early morning garbage trucks.
The rubbish will be vacuumed twice a day at speeds of 70km/h through 6.5km of piping