Banning Balloons in Longport, NJ

The South Jersey Chapter wants to ban balloon releases in Longport, NJ and they are using a model ordinance from the town next door, Margate. 

Margate already had an ordinance prohibiting the release of balloons, so activists including Bill Stuempfig and Carol Jones are working to have the Longport Borough Council take similar action. Longport was the first town in NJ to put a fee on single use plastic bags so we are hopeful the same desire to protect the environment and marine life will help see this ordinance through.    

Text of the passed ordinance is here http://www.longportnj.gov/ordinances/2016/O2016-17.pdf