All, I have taken some time to read Maureen Nevin's notes (http://www.asburyradio.com) and I would like to call attention to a few in particular as well as to express a "wonder" that I personally have:
In William Gray's $1 million dollar suit against your City, he claims (quoted from asburyradio.com): "Under Description of Injury", the claim cites "emotional trauma, mental and psychiatric stress, anxiety and depression together with aggravation and exacerbation of pre-existing stress..." and similar complaints arising from the workplace and suffered by Claimant, William Gray." Aside from the word "Workplace", I would wonder if the Monmouth County Prosecutors office would be able to argue that this is nothing but the SAME things which William Gray afflicted upon your fellow resident Werner T. Baumgartner (and quite possibly others.) Think about that. Werner got JAIL (multiple times!), Werner got FINED... Mr. Gray should get a MILLION DOLLARS in compensations for THE SAME THING THAT HE DID TO SOMEONE ELSE? Think about that. And here is my "Wonder": I wonder if the reason that all I hear is complaints and nothing about action on this group is because the residents of Asbury Park (on this group) saw it happen to Werner (and quite possibly others) and they are afraid that the same thing may happen to themselves. I wonder. William Gray had stress, depression, anxiety, trauma? Is that not the SAME thing that HE inflicted upon every owner of a sidewalk crack, a sandwich board, a table too close to the edge of the walkway? Never mind what he did to Werner. He should get a nice hefty fine (IMHO), not an award for his pain and suffering. Hey! Maybe even JAIL TIME! The Residents of the City of Asbury Park, NJ need to step up and speak for themselves. I believed that corruption had left the City, this recent development makes me wonder. Comments? Glenn --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dapawprint" <dapawpr...@...> wrote: > > All, > > Possibly none of you noticed, but I recently left the group due to > aggravation of the usual "complaining with lack of action." I have joined > again and feel like I am absolutely crazy replying to this thread. However, > I shall reply. > > @Sharon: Alternate side of the street parking is a rule. Those of us with > good parents should know how rules work. If I lived by you and I "forgot" > and received a ticket.. well, that is "My bad." > > @Oak: Excellent Point!! Even on the busiest nights, and I was there for > "Gaslight Anthem" AND "Frampton", the lot by the Carousel House was not fully > used. iStar and Madison Marquette should "cone-off" the far side of the lot > for Parking of THEIR employees... and they should do the same in their other > lots. If not free, for a fraction of the cost of City Parking. > > @Hinge: I like the resident parking sticker idea, but it still will not > guarantee a parking spot, just the lack of a ticket. It will not help your > ability to come and go. Resident Parking Spaces in conjunction with Resident > Parking Stickers works. Residents with stickers should be able to request > towing at the vehicle owners expense. The lot behind The Empress, by the > way, is one of the reasons that I got fed up with this group and left. And > it has a LOT to do with one of Brian's comments to this tread. This thread > ALSO has to do with my aggravation. Let me explain. Complaining amongst > ourselves is not solving anything. Brian said "Strength in Numbers". Ok, > well, I see that and I do not dismiss that. I support that, actually. But > who is acting? I understand that schedules prevent Council Meeting > attendance. Ask yourself if attendance at a Council meeting is even > necessary? Do you have a pen and a piece of paper? Do you have access to > e-mail? Do you have access to a telephone? Do you go out in public and meet > people face-to-face? My point is that complaining here is only relieving the > momentary stress, it's not accomplishing anything. Example: A close friend > complained to me via another media during the winter regarding the lot behind > The Empress. I sent an e-mail to the Mayor voicing my friend's concern as > well as my own. I received a reply within one business day explaining that > the "eyesores" were being dealt with. I gave it some time and I followed up, > again via e-mail. I received a reply that Deputy Mayor Lofferdo was assigned > to address the issue with that particular lot. I gave it more time... and > yep, I asked again. I was once again told that it was being addressed. I > got fed up and I called code enforcement and stated that I was making a > "Formal Complaint." Shortly thereafter, our friend Maureen Nevin reported > via http://www.asburyradio.com that the City had entered into an agreement > with iStar to lease that lot (as well as others) back and make them in to > parking. Maybe I had NOTHING to do with it. Maybe I did. You won't know > what difference you might make if you do not try!! And, by he way, iStar had > a guy in that lot behind Them Empress with a weed whacker on Monday... > clearing all the weeds around all of the crap. Why would they pay for that > if nothing is going to happen? > > [...@jack - sorry for the long dissertation in "your section", it's just > where 'it fit.'] > > Food for thought. > > Remember, I don't live in Asbury Park. I do care though and I hate to see > people complaining and not acting. I'm trying! I, like you, need to read > asburyradio.com to see what Bill Grey thinks that he can get out of us (well, > you!) > > I'll help! :-) > > Glenn > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Sharon" <sharon_b283@> wrote: > > > > Hinge, > > It's a good argument for "decal" parking for "residents only". > > It will prevent residents from being ticketed, towed, etc. Signs > > can be erected in residential parking, designating the spaces for > > residents "living" on a particular block. Numbered spaces can be > > designated for addresses, etc. Well, it's a suggestion, anyway. > > So much for doing the right thing! On the block where I live, > > if you park on the wrong side of the street, on a particular day, > > you're guaranteed a ticket! Sewall Ave., Bond St., Monroe Ave., > > Emory Sts., have alternate side of the street parking. I see tickets > > on windshields, all the time! > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > I live 1 block from the Stone Pony. Unfortunately, because our city > > > doesn't understand the difference between residential parking and event > > > parking, I can't find a parking space. Even worse, whenever there's a big > > > event at the Stony Pony Summer Stage, my neighborhood becomes a place to > > > piss and vomit in. Why? Because it's better to park for free then pay. > > > Meanwhile, APPD are busy showing people how to use the absurdly lame > > > meters, on our money. Does anybody see anything wrong with this picture?. > > > I live here year round, and I have to schedule my trips to anything, such > > > as grocery shopping, around boardwalk events. And boardwalk employees are > > > also using my neighborhood. Every night, they take up every single > > > parking space in my neighborhood, because there's no parking for them. > > > WTF? > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
