Sharon, You mentioned recreation. I was thinking about that earlier today. I know it takes money that the city doesn't have...but...I think we are lacking things like public basketball courts, tennis courts, even a public pool. I think our city could benefit from things such as these. And, as a dog owner, i'd love to see a dog park created someplace in our city. Dog parks are great social gathering places for our dogs and owners. I mentioned that one a few months ago and got some very positive replies.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First of all, who is "they"? > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@> wrote: > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > That's why I'm scoffing at the idea that council is responsible for > > > job creation. > > There are programs, set up. One, is recreation! The other is where > are all the grants, out there? What is Asbury Works? An employment > agency? I remember when kids, cut grass, delivered newspapers, > babysat, life-guarded, etc. Here, in AP, there WERE jobs, when we had > a fully loaded boardwalk, an IN-use, Convention Hall, movie-houses, > with concession stands, ushers, etc. GONE! Even the movie house in > Seaview Square, that had been there, for years! My daughter, had a > job at the Palace, at 14! The lady who ran the prize parlor, next to > the merry-go-round, CALLED me, because, I wouldn't hear of my > "bourgie" daughter, with her $800.00 Fuji-12 Speed, dirtying her > hands, in there! The year was 1979! The kid begged me so much, I let > her do it! My college age sons, worked either as camp counselors or > out there at AT&T, with me! That's gone, too! I see trouble brewing! > > > > > > > > FDR used MASSIVE government spending to create jobs (was only to be > > > temporary by the way, ended up permenant). > > > > > > Certainly no one is seriously suggesting the City council undertake > > > massive spending. > > > > Those were extraordinary times and called for Keynesian solutions > > (although FDR disagreed with Keynes). > > > > Government's role is to create the conditions that permit job creation > > . That may be beyond the scope of a small local governing body and is > > on a county, if not state level. If there are special circumstances, > > as I suspect there are here, then local government has a role. It does > > not necessarily call for spending. Let's say incentives. My entire > > point is that we have a local government and elected officials. it is > > their job to balance the budget, increase rateables and whatever. They > > come up with the solutions, which may include fleecing developers. You > > can't look to someone else all the time. They need to set up to the > plate. > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/