Atlantic’s newest Police Officer took the Oath of Office during Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Atlantic City Council. Mayor Dave Jones read the Oath to Tayte Schoff, who was selected from a highly qualified and competitive pool of applicants. Schoff replaces Officer Jeremy Seufert, who left the force a few months ago.

Officer Tayte Schoff is sworn-in by Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones.

Originally from Iowa, Officer Schoff comes to the City from Scotland County, MO., where he served as a Deputy with the Sheriff’s Office. His actual first day on the force in Atlantic, was March 17, 2020.

Afterward, the Atlantic City Council reviewed bids for the Atlantic Facade Rehabilitation Project, made possible through a Community Development Block Grant. Only two bids were received, one from Cornerstone Commercial Contractors, Inc., of Corning, and United Construction, in Atlantic. The bids, which were close, came in well below the projected cost of $520,000. The Council approved the low bid of $422,009 from Cornerstone Contractors. The facade project includes the following businesses on Chestnut Street:

• Nails & Spa
• Brymon’s Interiors
• Meredith Communications
• The Fog Zone

as well 509, 511 and 514 Chestnut. The Council then heard from Attorney Tad Wonio, representing SW Rentals, LLC., who asked the City to reverse an abatement for 602 Maple Street. The property had been the subject of repeated complaints and violations of an Ordinance against nuisance household waste and junk, dating back to March 1st. City crews cleaned-up the property on March 13th, after repeated notices were sent about the mess. The City then billed SW Rentals $937 for equipment, labor and materials necessary to get rid of the trash. The Council voted to deny the request to reverse the abatement.

The Atlantic City Council passed a Resolution amending the FY 2020 City Budget, and set June 17th as the date for a Public Hearing on “Designation of the Expanded North Urban Renewal Area and on [an] Urban Renewal Plan Amendment,” with regard to the Whitney Group Development agreement. In other business, they passed the third and final reading of an Ordinance making the north side of E. 12th Street a “No Parking” zone, and, approved an order to close 6th Street between Chestnut and Poplar on Thursday evenings, from 3-to 6:45-p.m. June 4th through Sept. 24th, for “Produce in the Park,” held in the downtown Atlantic City Park.