--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
I hope AP Partners got the message from what the city did and from
the NY Times article. Only time will tell. There is no choice but to
spend the money and get started with the Pavillions if not they will
lose them. There is no other option.
>From Nancy Shields' articel yesterday.
>
> One of the mistakes city officials vowed not to repeat was having
> the fortunes or misfortunes of one developer control the
waterfront.
> When Asbury Partners bought Carabetta's rights and properties and
> paid off about half of his tax debt to the city in 2001, the city
> required that Asbury Partners, as the master developer, line up
> multiple developers for the estimated $1.2 billion beachfront plan.
>
> What doesn't, but should, follow in the story, is that is exactly
> what has happened again. This was best enunciated by Joe D'Andrea
> reading AP|Action's statement a the Jan 18 council meeting.
>
> Tom, only parochial mindsets would construe calling in markers to
> get the NYT to investigate a story to suggest that something was
> underhanded. Forgive me, my idiom is a product of my city
> upbringing. Perhaps it is your natural proclivity to suspect us
city
> folks.
>
> This forum is degenerating to name calling. Not's its purpose.
>
> Fred, yes, I consider North Beach, Westminister and Metro to be
> positive. That's not my beef. I have nothing against Partners
except
> that they are impostors. I wish they would live up to their
> obligations and we get this city back to where it belongs. But all
> the wishing and hoping is not going to accomplish that.
>
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