Thanks Jack, "E Pluribus Unum." - "Out of Many, One."
We read it on our money every day, few of us know the meaning. Glenn --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great post! > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dapawprint" <dapawprint@> wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I agree that Asbury Park is having a rebirth of tourism. The numbers > > of people on the boardwalk, last weekend's gridlock; yes, tourism is > > coming back. This is good, but I still have reservations with regard > > to the City as a whole. > > > > I should place a disclaimer here, lightgrw, that this post is > > a "general post" and not intended as a rebuttal to your post. > > > > We have all heard Werner (and others) drone on about rateable's. Why > > do you think that is? Well, I am a tourist. I visit your City > > because all of you take time from your lives to show me about and > > make my "vacation" enjoyable. Why should I care about "rateable's"? > > > > I DO care about the rateable's. > > > > Why? Because when I visit your fine City and spend time with all of > > you, I am also spending money. Where is that revenue really going? > > > > If I spend money on Cookman Avenue, I am helping a rateable. If I > > spend money on the Boardwalk, I am helping a group of developers. > > Well, now, that is a give-and-take, isn't it? The development is > > bringing people in, I suppose that helps the big picture, but the > > picture is stained in my opinion. > > > > Those chicken fingers that I bought at Biggies (and tried to walk > > over to O'Tooles to eat and was denied) made no money for the Little > > League, the Bike Church, or the School District. Those Biggie > > chicken fingers made money for the same entity that is making money > > at O'Toole's where I was turned away. This makes sense how? > > > > I watched a very enjoyable Independence Day parade in Asbury Park. > > How many of the Parade marchers did I see on the Boardwalk after? I > > am sure that there were some, but I was not able to identify ANY. > > > > Tourism will bring in money, most of it for developers, the CITY > > needs money!! The KIDS need to feel wanted and accepted. Whitey > > Houston: "The Children are our Future" It's TRUE! > > > > I agree, things are looking up, I personally would like to see an > > effort by the City and the Developers to include EVERYONE!! > > > > One thing that might help with that is for the City to wake the Tax > > Assessor up and send him out to re-assess the value of the > > renovations. THAT would increase the rateable base and show the City > > some money! (Assuming that the developers use my chicken finger money > > to pay their taxes!) > > > > Symmetry, diversity, "A team". > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Glenn > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, lightgrw <lightgrw@> wrote: > > > > > > Downtown is definitely a big part of it, but one thing that many > > people > > > doubted is also true. People simply didn't believe that Asbury > > Park > > > could be a tourist destination again. Let's be honest here. How > > many > > > people on this board said things like people have given up on > > Asbury for > > > Point Pleasant or other places? In fact, one of the biggest > > supporters > > > of Asbury Park used to say that he didn't believe Monmouth County > > could > > > be a place for tourism anymore. > > > > > > I never believed that. I knew that Asbury Park was special to a > > great > > > many people - both because of the music history as well as the > > overall > > > boardwalk (and Palace/Casino) experience and memories. > > > > > > Now that the city is slowing looking better each year, the people > > are > > > coming back. And there's no doubt in my mind that Asbury Park not > > only > > > could have crowds like last weekend every weekend but someday > > will. It > > > shouldn't be that hard to understand. Asbury Park is not in the > > middle > > > of nowhere. It's surrounded by towns that regularly get tens of > > > thousands of visitors each weekend and Asbury was the biggest of > > them all. > > > > > > The biggest mistake was having people forget about Asbury's tourism > > > potential... ten years from now people will scratch their heads > > and > > > wonder why the city demolished everything for condos rather than > > use > > > what is already in place - a beautiful boardwalk, ocean, and music > > history. > > > > > > > > > jandlinap wrote: > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > There is a huge reason why AP is coming back... and noone wants to > > > > say that its the people who have in recent years made an > > investment > > > > in buying homes... its those that have gone to the downtown...and > > > > made an investment. The beach and the boardwalk have always been > > > > here... 3 years ago it wasnt safe to walk Cookman... now its a > > dining > > > > at arts center. So when we talk about whats really bringing AP > > > > back.. lets think about those that own homes...have fixed them > > up... > > > > pay taxes... shop in the downtown stores..(although not that > > many .. > > > > but more coming ...) eat in the restaurants... have a cup of > > > > coffee... have a drink... this is truly what is bringing Asbury > > Park > > > > Back... so yes.. support the boardwalk..its an exciting place to > > be.. > > > > (and ralphs is great...and next season he will be DOWNTOWN too)... > > > > but dont forget the downtown.. that is what will keep AP strong! > > > > > > > > In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AsburyPark% > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > My wife actaully stopped with me twice on Sunday in AP. > > > > > > > > > > REd Rasberry Ralph's Ice (at 1pm) and Peanut Butter at 10 pm. > > > > > > > > > > If anyone could top that, let me know. Now that's one for the > > > > record > > > > > books. > > > > > > > > > > A sunday morning bike ride from Ocean Twp and down the > > boardwalk. > > > > > Stops along the way - Motif, Style Rocket (she's buying the > > checker > > > > > shorts this week...), etc etc. > > > > > > > > > > Thought we'd turn around at OG, but she was on a friends bike > > that > > > > > semed to ride itself. Wound up at Avon Pavillon for breakfast - > > but > > > > > the nuts there stopped breakfast at 11 am (sunday go figure). > > So we > > > > > rode to Kleins Fish market in Belmar. Great lunch. > > > > > > > > > > Way back stoped in OG ahd napped on the pier, then back through > > AP. > > > > > Ralph's for her first of a lifetime ice from Ralphs.,,, > > > > > > > > > > Stopped in Posh Den and I bs'd with (I forgot his name) but > > we're > > > > the > > > > > same age and remembered "driving through AP" to get to > > Belmar.... > > > > > > > > > > It may be slow going - things will fail and things will succeed. > > > > > > > > > > It's 11 now. I have a meeting in AP around 1. > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering what flavor ice I'll get today. > > > > > > > > > > The weather has been amazing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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! 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