--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Check Mate 2. The Mercy Center 3. Interfaith Neigbors 4. Trinity Church 5. Let's not forget Rev. Nunn he says he feeds over "100" homeless a day. Plusc he stopped the violence too.
Pluc the city will get housing for those who WANT it. Just to name a few. I find this article contemptuous! One, YOU do NOT speak, for over > 17,000 AP residents and you certainly DON'T speak, for me! I found > the remarks about how many agencies, serving this community > incorrect. You don't cite or name any agency, that serves the poor. > Your figures, on how many of any group, ex-convicts, alcoholics, > etc., are over-inflated, to make your argument, credible. You are > using ficticious numbers in all instances to make your argument, when > the reality, is quite different! Please list me 2 agencies that > house and help the poor; just 2 and I will lower my tone! I haven't > heard one word, in favor of the Mission, because you are so bent on > having it YOUR way and discrediting the head of the Mission and using > city resources, to make their presence here, untenable. That'a all I > have to say of the unchristianlike attitude, of a small group, that > want parity when it comes to their life issues and inequality, for > all others! > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "paulvail1964" <vailpj@> wrote: > > > > (Not exactly as I wrote it but this op ed piece appeared in > > Morristown's local paper, home of the market street mission.) > > > > Asbury Park does not want this shelter > > Community is struggling to get back on feet as is > > > > BY PAUL VAIL > > Friday, March 2, 2007 > > > > The Market Street Mission of Morristown is trying to open a branch > in > > Asbury Park. > > > > From where I sit, this would be a homeless shelter, drug and > alcohol > > treatment center, soup kitchen and used-car facility in the heart > of > > Asbury Park, a seaside community struggling to come back after > almost > > 40 years of serious decline. > > > > Our city already hosts numerous tax-exempt charitable institutions > > that serve our disenfranchised residents and people from the > > surrounding area. > > > > Our city does more than its fair share in this regard. > > > > We cannot afford to allow the mission to operate a facility that > will > > bring almost 900 additional homeless and/or addicted men from all > > over New Jersey to Asbury Park every year. Our city zoning board > > initially rejected the mission's variance application to set up > > operations here. > > > > The mission appealed on a technicality and won. > > > > Stand Up For Asbury, a group of concerned citizens, appealed this > > reversal. Rather than face Stand Up For Asbury in state superior > > court, the mission signed a consent order allowing the matter to > > return to our zoning board. > > > > During the first hearing conducted last month, the city of Asbury > > Park learned that the Market Street Mission is not licensed by the > > state of New Jersey to treat drug and alcohol addiction, nor is it > > licensed to sell automobiles. > > > > The mission never brought this to the attention of our zoning board > > when it first petitioned for variances. > > > > Zoning board hearings on this matter will continue next month. > > > > Disregarding the advice of the superior court judge in Freehold, > the > > mission scrambled to open its doors in Asbury Park a few weeks > before > > our zoning board could begin its hearing on the matter. > > > > Our fire department had to shut the mission down last week after an > > inspection revealed that the shelter had no fire-preventing > sprinkler > > system in its dormitory. > > > > It is apparent that the Market Street Mission holds the people of > > Asbury Park, its zoning board, state Superior Court and minimum > state > > safety codes in contempt. > > > > Stand Up For Asbury cannot allow the mission to steamroll its way > > into our city. > > > > The people of Asbury Park have fought hard to bring this city back > > from the abyss and we still have a long way to go. > > > > Our city cannot afford to take on the additional burden of the > > thousands of ex-cons, pedophiles, alcoholics and drug addicts from > > all over New Jersey that the mission intends to bring to our home > > year after year. > > > > Editor's Note: The Market Street Mission declined an opportunity to > > write a column summarizing its position on this issue. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ -- > -- > > ---------- > > Paul Vail is a resident of Asbury Park. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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