Heather
if you intended to attend an event anyway, do so. Failure of CH will
play into APartners hand to demolish it saying it cannot be made a
successful venue. That may be true under their tutelage.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> This problem with Convention Hall does seem sad. It also seems
like
> the city really sold itself out to the developers, and almost like
> there is no separation between city government and Asbury
Partners.
> It seems somehow sleazy to me, and I feel a little reluctant to
> attend any of the events that the developers are putting on, when
I
> know that they are the ones tearing down historic buildings, and
in
> the case of Convention Hall, not keeping them up. :( I guess I am
> undecided about the whole redevelopment process. I have mixed
> feelings about it.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, Federal and State preservation regulations apply, however
it
> is
> > incumbent upon the property owner to initiate the project
> > review/permit process.
> >
> > First, this owner does not have the skill set needed to
determine
> > when asking for advise/permission is appropriate. Second there
are
> > no "Preservation Police" (as much as I wish that there were) to
> > actively monitor such issues.
> >
> > NJ has a "home rule" style of government and the State leaves it
up
> > to local governmental units, the City in our case, to look after
> > landmarks and their Preservation.
> >
> > It has not helped that the CAFRA folks are driving the
> redevelopment
> > ship since the SHPO (State Historic Preservation Office) is only
> > advisory to them. Normally the SHPO takes a regulatory position.
> >
> > Werner
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Aren't they supposed to get state approval as well because its
an
> > > historic building?
> > >
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