--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Kerri Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joe-
> I completely disagree with you. Normally on a Sunday morning there would be
> nobody out on Cookman Avenue and people aren't pouring into the
> shops/galleries either when they open up at noon or 1pm. Our event brought
> people downtown and the businesses could have opened up earlier if they
> wanted to benefit from the influx. The visitors today might not have been a
> big windfall to the retailers of Cookman this morning but I definitely heard
> many comments of people who had never been to Asbury and are looking forward
> to visiting the shops/restaurants in the future. I really find it
> unbelievable that you had a problem with this event.
>
> I did an informal poll and found nobody had issues finding a parking space.
> In fact, most people I know that attended, biked or walked to the event.
>
> My only disappointment is that we didn't get more kids from Asbury involved.
> We hope to reach out to them next year and maybe have a kids race, games,
> prizes, bike safety checks, helmet give-a-ways, etc.
>
> Kerri
>
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hopefully next
>time Merchants & the VFW could know a little bit more in advance we have set
>dates with the City Hall & Bingo Commision months in advance it is the City
>Hall fault for all this last minute stuff with the Bike Route they pick.They
>are suppose to let everyone know a least a week in advance but once again they
>did want theywanted the Bike Race can be a postive thing forthe City Of Asbury
>Park.I did notice alot of merchants needing & workers needing a place to
>park.In the future if I know in advance & our parking lot isn't being used I
>could make arrangements with my Members for parking for the Event.Plus there
>was all the Parking spaces on Lake Ave that wasn't used the City Screw it up
>the site.I didn't see anyone from City Hall there except for police &
>firman.James Grabe ---------------------------------
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