Okay Larry, but when? Four years and nothing done on the waterfront.
Local work force will help developer revitalize Asbury Park
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/13/06
BY LARRY FISHMAN
As the designated redeveloper for the oceanfront redevelopment
project in Asbury Park, Asbury Partners is committed to making
significant improvements in the community. This commitment includes
awarding a significant percentage of the projects' jobs to our local
work force.
Rebuilding and revitalizing a city goes beyond buildings and
boardwalks. Local jobs are crucial to the rebirth of this city.
During the actual rebuilding of Asbury Park's waterfront, residents
and local businesses should also prosper, in essence benefiting from
the project themselves.
The success of this project and the turnaround of Asbury Park depends
on redevelopment efforts connecting positively with residents. This
means jobs must intersect with the needs of the people.
To properly meet the needs of the project, Asbury Partners is fully
behind having a balanced work force. To that end, we understand and
appreciate the value of the building and construction unions. Their
expertise will be critical to the redevelopment of Asbury Park, with
some of the biggest and most complex projects requiring the skills of
union workers.
Yet, there is plenty of work to go around to local residents. As
prescribed in the Waterfront Development Agreement, a certain
percentage of the work for the project will be designated for local
workers. Whenever possible, Asbury Partners will work to go above and
beyond this figure. This continues to be a priority for Asbury
Partners.
With so much work at hand, the time to get things done is now. And
with the help of local firms working together with union contractors,
we look forward to quick and efficient progress for the city. The
project is very complicated, but by tapping into workers right here
who are ready, willing and able to start rebuilding their city, we
see a very bright future ahead perhaps brighter than some can even
imagine.
It has long been our belief that revitalization goes beyond creating
real estate. It means bringing a long-term sense of hope and optimism
to the community. Our hope is that Asbury Partners does just that. We
belong to the community and we want to see it thrive. Our commitment
is to total community revitalization.
To date, we have spent $2 million on local contracts and we expect $5
million in future infrastructure work to be awarded to local
contractors. This is on top of a $7 million commitment for affordable
housing and community initiative, of which $2 million has already
been transferred to the city.
The city's rebirth should not result in a battle over opportunities,
but be a catalyst for more opportunities for all. As a fully invested
community partner, our commitment is to revitalize the city in every
way we can.
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