it was a lot worse just 2 years ago, it has cleaned up a bit, just
not enough...not even close
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have called the police on occasion, and even though I live in an
area that sees a fair
> amount of patrol cars, it doesn't really deter much of what's going
on here.
> And that's the problem.
> And as for the property I mentioned, sure, I can report it...but
what I don't get is why
> doesn't the city notice it, and act first?
> Same goes for the trash and litter?
> And why is this throwing trash, like food containers and liqour and
beer bottles on
> peoples lawns, only seem to afflict Asbury? I've lived in plenty of
places, and i've never
> seen it this bad.
> To me, throwing your trash on somebody elses lawn shows a complete
disregard for the
> world you live in.
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <sharon_b283@> wrote:
> >
> > You might be able to get code enforcement to look into the
property
> > you spoke of. It sounds really terrible to find an individual
> > lounging on your steps of all places. Maybe the police can get a
> > patrol car to surveille, your area. The "traffic", should stop,
after
> > seeing a police presence. You are entitled to feel safe on and in
> > your property! I feel sorry that you have to clean up after
people.
> > Where I live is becoming hazardous, also. I love to walk, but
I'll
> > drive to Ocean Grove and walk, before I walk here, now. I used to
> > walk from Deal Lake to Sunset Lake, every day and would encounter
a
> > man, I'll only call "50 cents", because that's what he'd ask me
for,
> > every day. This was on the corner of 8th Ave. and Webb Sts. At
first
> > he startled me. Before I moved from the area, I gave him a
dollar.
> > When I walked, all I carried was 1 I.D. and my housekey, nothing
else.
> > The area was 1 block off Kingsley Ave. This was 14 years ago.
Pretty
> > area, but scary to walk in. I feel for you to have to put up with
> > this situation. Please complain to the authorities and City
Hall.
> > What can you lose?
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > >
> > > What the hell is going on here in Monmouth County?
> > > More so, where are all these guns coming from?
> > > This is getting to be scary.
> > > Another thing that is beginning to bother me are the aggressive
street
> > > people in AP who've been coming up to me every night when I
walk my
> > > dog. They ask for money, and when I say no they get pissed off.
I'm
> > > sick of it.
> > > The liquor bottles keep showing up on my lawn every day, and i'm
> > > getting sick and tired of cleaning up after people who don't
give a
> > > damn about our community.
> > > A few doors away, a house that's undergone renovation is nearing
> > > completion, and not too long ago I had a conversation with the
owners
> > > about the crime and mess in our neighborhood. They, like others
are of
> > > the opinion that once the AP redevelopment is completed, the
crime and
> > > mess will just go away.
> > > I tend to disagree with that, because people are not going to
want to
> > > come live in a war zone, not come to live in a garbage dump and
there
> > > are people in our community that just don't care about their
city.
> > > Go down to the boardwalk, near the Stone Pony, and there's a
little
> > > shack that used to be part of a mini golf course. The door on
it has
> > > been wide open for awhile now? Why? Why is that building even
there?
> > > Even worse, even though it was recently painted, new graffiti
has
> > > appeared on it.
> > > What does it say?
> > > "Crack Shack"
> > > Another thing I don't get is there seems to be no crack down in
our
> > > city about littering and about property owners not maintaining
there
> > > property in a proper manner.
> > > Case in point, the group of bungalows on the corner of Kingsley
and
> > > 1st. 2 of the inhabited ones aren't so bad, but the third has
some
> > > kind've "cat person" living inside. I've never seen this
person, but
> > > take a walk by there sometime. Trash everywhere in the bushes
and on
> > > the sidewalk. Empty cans of cat food all over the place. And a
bunch
> > > of feral cats just wandering around. And in the empty lot next
door,
> > > new empty 40oz beer and liquor bottles.
> > > I know i've mentioned much of this before, but nobody ever
responds to
> > > my posts about it. If anything, somebody will tell me I should
leave
> > > if I don't like it.
> > > I've said it before, and hopefully I won't have to say it hear
again.
> > > I believe that part of our cities problem is the appalling
state of
> > > some area's within it. The litter just makes our city look
terrible.
> > > It is a proven fact that just the mere act of cleaning up and
area
> > > lessens the reoccurence of litter, and crime. This was done
with great
> > > success in NYC back in the 70's, where boarded up buildings had
their
> > > window covering replaced with more attractive things, and large
scale
> > > community efforts were made to clean things up.
> > > As far as I can tell, AP has no such community based clean up
effort.
> > > If there were, i'd volunteer.
> > > By boss came to visit me at my home the other day, and he
offered me
> > > money to move out of town, because he was dismayed by the
condition of
> > > my neighborhood, and was disgusted by being approached by a
prostitute
> > > when he was leaving.
> > > Sorry if i'm rambling. I made a huge leap of faith when I
returned to
> > > the shore and chose to live in AP, and the things i've
mentioned just
> > > plain bum me out.
> > > Last night, when returning from my dog walk, I found a nasty
looking
> > > street chick nearly passed out on my front steps, nodding off on
> > > whatever drug she was on.
> > > This shit has got to stop.
> > >
> >
>
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