Honestly, can you blame Jim for being frustrated with the council? And to
somehow praise
the previous council sounds way off base in my opinion.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> Perhaps it is your vendetta against the council majority and the
> redevelopers that should be put aside in the interest in moving this
> city forward. This baseless accusation of incompetence on the part
> of the council followed by your sanctimonious "peace" closing is
> enough to turn the stomachs of most people of my "ilk".
>
> Notwithstanding the shortfalls of the redevelopment agreement, the
> members of this council and the previous council achieved more for
> the people of this city than you could ever dream of.
>
> Your attempt to exploit the current real estate market to whip up an
> anti council feeling amongst your constituents is completely
> transparent - but not surprising.
>
> Paul Vail
>
> "It is important for each of you to know why this committee is so
> necessary at this point in Asbury Park's development. Because of
> the failed policies of the Council majority, most specifically in
> regards to the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan and the Waterfront
> Redevelopment Agreement, our city is short $8 million dollars in tax
> revenue to cover our bills for 2007 and it is projected that we will
> be short $12.5 million dollars in 2008."
>
> "For those of you who are unaware, by this point in the redevelopment
> of the waterfront, we should have been close to having 1200 new
> condominium units (300 each year). To date, we have approximately
> 40. One cannot blame the most recent market shifts for this lack of
> performance. This is a matter of incompetence on the part of Asbury
> Partners and an unwillingness to play hard ball on the part of the
> Council majority."
>
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jwkeady" <james.keady@> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > You need to wake up, put your personal vendetta for me aside, and
> deal
> > with the facts I have presented.
> >
> > We are currently have an $8 million dollar budget deficit. Next
> year
> > we will have a $12.5 million dollar budget deficit. If we were in
> the
> > corporate world, that would mean that we are BANKRUPT.
> >
> > If you invested in a company that went bankrupt, who would you
> hold
> > accountable? The voting majority of the Board of Directors,
> that's
> > who.
> >
> > Since you (and others) would like some evenhandedness here, let me
> > offer the following. You were the driving force behind shutting
> down
> > the homeless shelter and your main argument was that Asbury Park
> has
> > shouldered the burden of all the other surrounding towns for far
> too
> > long. You said that it's time that towns like Deal, Avon, Belmar,
> etc.
> > pull their weight.
> >
> > This is a fair argument. Now, in the same way that you do not
> want to
> > carry another town's burden, they may feel the same way about us.
> To
> > use your logic, every town that is helping to pay our bills could
> be
> > saying, "Hey Asbury Park, we are tired of paying for failed
> policies to
> > the tune of $8 million dollars a year or more. Get your own house
> in
> > order and stop wasting our hard-earned tax dollars."
> >
> > Given your stance on burden sharing, I would think you would agree
> with
> > this sentiment. But, unfortunately, you are only "evenhanded"
> when it
> > suits your personal agenda Paul.
> >
> > Here is the current state of our pending fiscal crisis. I spoke
> with a
> > representative from the Department of Community Affairs yesterday
> at
> > the League of Muncipalities Convention. The person I spoke with
> > confirmed that we will be receiving $8 million in aid for 2008.
> That
> > leaves us $4.5 million dollars short.
> >
> > Are you ready to make up this difference for us Paul? If it is
> passed
> > on to the tax payers it will cost on average approximately $1300
> more
> > on your tax bill.
> >
> > It is no wonder that we are in the state we are in with people of
> your
> > ilk believing that honestly stating the facts (regardless of who
> they
> > implicate) and seeking solutions to our city's most pressing
> problems
> > is "irresponsible."
> >
> > Peace,
> >
> > Councilman Jim Keady
> >
>
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