Tommy,
Unfortunately it's like I told you several weeks ago, even people who
have been in Asbury for over 30 years and never felt scared there are
now feeling scared.
This is issue #1 for the city and issue #1 for the redevelopment. For
a few years, people didn't want to believe that the crime and gangs
were on the upswing. Newspapers were CRITICIZED when they mentioned
crime - people said it was hurting the redevelopment. The only problem
is that ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away.
Sorry this happened to you. The other day I got worried when I was
filling one of our newspaper boxes right next to a homeless guy
sleeping on the sidewalk. I never got scared with stuff like that
before but all of a sudden I'm wondering if he's maybe not asleep but
waiting to jump someone or something.
Asbury Partners needs to begin tackling this issue and offering
suggestions IMMEDIATELY -- their financial future depends on it.
-Gary
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