Werner,
What you said was almost 100% correct! Except that they're doing a 2002 100%
"Greed Based" "Turn the City from Multi-Cultural back to mostly
White" and in the process, knock everything old down and build new Ratables.
the 1980's plan was BETTER than this one!
I didn't hear you mention Affordable Housing for CURRENT
residents, though .... I guess you're even too scared to tackle that reality
which should be included. Today it's referred to as "Workforce
Housing"
which is very accurate, because without it, you LOSE your
Workforce! Furthermore, virtually ALL really modern Redevelopments,
like in California, include a Workforce Housing factor built into
the Redevelopment now ........ Which is usually 15-25% of the total
housing. The housing is written in as an Ordinance by the City
out there. WE are behind here in that.
Steve
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" hinge98@ wrote:
> >
> > Werner, I couldn't agree more.
> > I think it's a crime that Asbury has now lost almost everything
> that once made it great.
> > Sadly, we don't seem to live in a world that values culture, and
> fun and just plain
> > recreation anymore. Everybody wants to make money.
> > I think it sucks that AP is just going to become another faceless
> homogonized condoland.
>
> Jack, Thanks for the back-up. Allow me to just clarify my position.
> The issue is Land Use and Planning as it relates to Economics. Your
> reply above seems to imply that making money and the foregoing are
> not related. IE: Condos=money, culture/fun/recreation donot=money.
>
> I assert that for Asbury Park the highest economic return would be
> development of its existing cultural heritage. As surrounding
> communities develope (through myopic planning) into residential areas
> Asbury Park becomes more valuable as an entertainment destination.
>
> As with anything, building on an intrinsic value/marketing base would
> generate revenue faster with less effort than reversing direction.
> Had my recommendations been followed, we would currently have
> significant tax ratables in the form of the Palace, Pavilions,
> Albion, etc.
>
> What we have, is a work in progress that goes contrary to Asbury
> Park's market identity. We should/could be much farther along
> economically after 6 years.
>
> Too many eggs (condos) in one basket. Mixed use development with
> focus on existing market identity would have been the 21st century
> model to impliment. We are working with an obsolete 1980s urban
> planning model.
>
> Werner
>
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