WILDWOOD — Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. thinks he’s found a way to put one of this Jersey shore resort town’s problems behind it. Wildwood is ready to ban overly saggy pants, no ifs, ands or butts. The city is set to pass a law Wednesday regulating how people dress on its boardwalk. It bans going shirtless, as well as walking on the boardwalk with bare feet. But the provision that has gained widespread attention is a prohibition on pants that sag more than 3 inches below the hips, exposing either skin or underwear. Troiano said Wildwood has been inundated with complaints from tourists upon whose money the popular beach town depends for its survival. The proposed Wildwood law would set fines of $25 to $100 for a first offense and $200 for subsequent offenses. Having to do 40 hours of community service is also a possibility. Bathing suits are already prohibited for both sexes on the boardwalk, unless covered up by other clothing. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey declined to comment on the proposed law, but other ACLU chapters elsewhere in the country have denounced similar bans as unconstitutional. Troiano said the city’s legal department has reviewed the proposed law and is confident it will withstand a court challenge, which he conceded will probably happen at some point. He promised police won’t be out with measuring tapes, relying instead on common sense when evaluating a person’s attire.
i did read about the baggy pants ban but i didnt see anything on banning barefeet or being shirtless...i hate new jersey anyway and now i have another reason never to go back there
Wildwood is soo over rated and expensive that you end up spending more money then you have. Id rather go to Cape May or Ocean City Barefoot then go there. Every time I go down there and mind you, I live about two hours away in PA, I ether spend too much money then what I was intending or I don't have the money and end up walking around all day doing nothing but looking at stuff that I could have but won't get. I get bored soo quickly there its not even funny. I would love to do the amusement piers but $60.00 for a lousy ticket? Thats a rip off! I would rather go to Dorney park and pay a one time fee for both amusement and water park especially the water park because I do nothing but the waterpark since I love being barefoot. :sunny:
