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It is also the attitude of long-time Asbury residents like you that have kept the town in the dark for so long. Asbury has never wanted help from outside its city limits, has shunned help from the county and the state and ignores people who live along its borders. That would all be fine if the town was successful but it's been mired in redevelopment for my entire life. Maybe listening to a variety of opinions would have benefited the town but since I have heard from many people with your point of view I guess Asbury residents prefer having complete control of a town in disarray.
All I can say is that if the Trenton redevelopment does take place and finishes before Asbury Park's it will definitely prove something about the people you voted for. Trenton is in worse shape than Asbury. It's a city with a major stigma that doesn't have the advantages of a beach and boardwalk region. Unfortunately, people like you just don't seem to understand the value of the beach and boardwalk.
You may hate my ideas but they would work, they would bring visitors to the town who would spend money and save the businesses on Cookman and Main St, and they would bring jobs. What does your plan do?
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