Werner
I know you have made noise about this in the past, but this is
really unacceptable. I guess this would fall into one of my
previously-stated aims, to have APartners live up to the agreement.
There is going to be a day of reckoning soon. It is tragic that the
current council does not have someone in charge of monitoring what
is going on with these buildings. It has to stop. I guess I will add
this issue to raise the soapbox I am on (according to TD) a little
higher. There are so many things awry here that one does not no
where to start. I know you feel that you have been marginalized in
this regard, but you must keep up the fight on this issue. Is there
no one at the state level to report these violations? We need a city
council that will draw the line in the sand. As bad as the
redevelopment agreement is, we are not even getting what was
bargained for. This has to become a big issue. We need CH and the
Casino saved and restored sooner than later. It has to become clear
that there will be no approvals to other subdevelopers until
cohesive restoration plans (with financial guarantees and strict
schedules)are in place. If APartners still drags its feet, DEFAULT
option should be persued despite what TD says. A club is of no good
if the other guy knows you will not use it. We need a council that
is not afraid to pull the trigger.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> The general answer is that the owners of Con. Hall have no
background
> or experience in managing a Historic property. A tactic being used
to
> defer repairs is to blame the historic status of the building for
> delays and difficulty in receiving permits. Or, that the work is
too
> expensive to perform to the required standards.
>
> The windows are a case in point - It should be very easy to copy
the
> original windows, they are just wood and copper. Yes it is
expensive,
> but they purchased the building knowing it was on the National
> Register and what standards would apply.
>
> As for work being performed "on the side" so to speak, there are
> numerous cases such as reconfiguring interior spaces, utility
> upgrades, damage to the copper and bronze finishes. Several
historic
> elements are unacounted for such as the Theater Organ, and other
> architectural items that I had stored in the building.
>
> Since the facility is now privatized it is very difficult to
monitor
> how it is treated. The City has access easements it does not take
> advantage of and refuses to acknowledge my past appointment as
City
> Historian.
>
> Of course, I would hold them accountable, but that does not seem
to
> be the direction of the political wind at this time.
>
>
> Werner
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Werner - I walked the BW this am - what ever happened to the
> > windows for C-Hall and why is the hall appear in WORSE shape
then
> it
> > has in several years? Of course, it looks like work being done
> without
> > permits - in a few places this am. (I said looks).
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