--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Go ask any travel agent across the country. Monmouth County is not on > their radar. No one is recommending it as a vacation spot. > > Look at the facts: Sea Bright, Long Branch, Belmar have all shunned > their traditional tourism in favor of year-round economies, joining > neighboring towns that never were huge tourist draws like Allenhurst, > Avon and Spring Lake. > > Asbury Park will always be a local draw, as it should be. Fishman > doesn't want that to go away. The day-trippers will always come and > there will always be entertainment and shopping for them under this > plan. > > To return to the vacation destination this place was in the 40's and > 50's? Forget it. It won't happen. Tom, I remember them saying that about Times Square. Having done the lion's share of valuations for the redevelopment, I am quite familar with the conditions before the redevelopment. The original plan was to build 4 staid, grey flannel office buildings and hardly nothing else. A real sterile office environment. Working for the property owners, we envisioned a dynamic Times Sq filled with entertainment and a major tourist attraction. Most of the stuff that was done afterwards, we said should and could happen (build it and they will come). The state said we were nuts. After the condemnations they did exactly what we said (and we were dealing with even more complex issues such as numerous historical and landmarked structures). History proved us right. You can't spit in any direction from 8 AM to midnight without hitting 50 tourists. You are not all wrong however. No one should be a slave to history, but neither, should anyone ignore its lessons. Change is inevitable. But the simple fact of the matter is that communities that turn to residential use alone (or predominately) are stuck in a never ending cycle of relying, and ultimately raising, residential property taxes. Rich citizens, either full or part time will help, but not that much beyond ratables. There is no local income tax. What you need are sales and payroll taxes, etc. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
