Wow...good find. It pretty much says everything that needs to be said.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Found this on the web regarding what some perceived to be a negative
> story about AP in the NYT.
>
> Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:05 PM
>
> RuthAnn, et al:
>
> I have read the article in question online, and found it to be
> balanced, factual and accurate in it's reporting.
>
> While I do not agree with everything that is stated in the article,
> I can certainly empathize with the fears and frustrations of those
> that were quoted in the article. I share some of those
> frustrations, and know that many others in town who did not have the
> opportunity to express themselves in print do as well.
>
> I support Asbury Park and am proud to live here and serve on the
> city UEZ Board, but I cannot look at life in Asbury through rose-
> colored glasses. We DO have an enormous crime and drug problem,
> that the city cannot seem to get the upper hand on. We DO have an
> enormous and apparant split between the "haves" and the "have
> not's". We DO have, once again, what seem to be a lot of promises
> regarding redevelopment but nothing tangible that the average
> citizen can see, or touch, or proudly point out to their friends and
> take heart in. We have promised timetables for redevelopment that
> are not being adhered to; and in fact are being stretched to the
> point of ridiculousness. All of these points were very fairly
> presented in the NY Times article.
>
> Granted, some of the people interviewed for the article are the
> usual "naysayers" that we all must deal with in today's Asbury, and
> I understand fully that there are many behind-the-scenes
> technicalities that must first be addressed, but for just a moment,
> consider how all of this must appear to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Resident,
> who have no access to the negotiations going on and may still have a
> bad taste left in their mouths from previous efforts and promises
> gone bad. A point to consider: if the average resident or visitor
> could see progress being made, could see something, ANYTHING,
> happening....people would not have to wonder aloud about our city's
> future in the New York Times.
>
> Al Giobbie
>
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