--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Terry Weldon is much like Dick Nixon to me. He did a bad thing in
> Ocean Township, but that doesn't affect the good he did here in
> Asbury Park. Two different things. I fear there are people just
> hoping that it will come out that Terry did something wrong in
> Asbury (I don't mean you). I don't hope that. I don't think those
> people care too much for Asbury's reputation and legacy. If Terry
> did something wrong here it would hurt AP - I could never hope for
> that.
Not that we hope for it, its just that we then can have some
rational reason for the one-sided deal that was signed. The only
other alternatives are inexperience, myopia, etc.
> Asbury Park already has more low income and affordable housing
than
> any other town in Monmouth County. There is no shortage here.
Why
> build more - you don't bring sand to the beach, do you? We should
> press for low income and affordable housing in towns where there
> isn't any - Asbury Park has been carrying far more than its fair
> share long enough.
True, but I think there is a concern about affordable housing
disappearing through gentrification. With AP comprising about 70-80%
renters, I don;t think there is an immediate need for affordable
rental housing. I would support affordable home ownership programs
however, since I beleive that is the key - giving people an equity
stake in how the area is maintained and progresses. While we're at
it, how about strict enforcement on landlords who let their
properties decline, and especially those who encourage illegal
tenancies (overcrowding). Nassau and Suffolk counties are finally
addressing this problem however, some thought must be given to the
soluton, i.e., what do you do with the illegals living there. IN AP,
every renter's name must be on the CofO. We all know this is not the
case in many instances where we see 10 or more adults living in 1
apartment. Social issues aside, its nice to be nice, but this ain't
going to do any one any good. Call code enforcement and demand that
they act.
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