The simple reality is, parking is not a permitted use on the land in question.
A special temporary permit was issued that has expired - and a short extension
was granted. The City is not 'taking over' private lots.
In fact those parking lots are there only due to the special permission granted
by the City. The owner - iStar - has no intrinsic right to build and operate
parking lots on those sites.
Aside from that, Henry does make some good points.
Werner
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@...> wrote:
>
> copied from there...
>
>
> Henry Vaccaro Sr. 9:55am Apr 9
> I have nothing but utter contempt for the comments made by the city over
> their demands to take over 3 private parking lots on the beachfront . Their
> real agenda is to create more bureaucracy and set up a Parking Authority .I
> would not let them run a doghouse .Look at the screw ups with the parking
> meters The first meters turned out to be the wrong type we still owe several
> hundred thousand on them .The meters have ruined the downtown businesses
> .Look at the money wasted in the Hurricane cleanup .The city for over 3
> months rented a front end loader for $1800 a day while the city loader sat in
> the city yard. They even paid for "Phantom Machines" and employees for the
> cleanup. Now look at the temporary boardwalk in front of Convention Hall
> which all must be removed in the fall and reinstalled the right way .We pay
> twice for a" Quick Fix ' Belmar had worse problems yet is doing it right .Now
> for Convention Hall It was never maintained by the city it didn't get that
> way over night .Madison Marquette did not cause the problems Why didn't the
> city install sprinklers while they owned it. I have a pretty good memory when
> the roof over the hall and Paramount leaked the city's solution paint the
> ceiling and lay plastic on top of the ceiling to catch the water as it came
> in. Another "Quick Fix" don't address the problem just kick it down stream.
> As far as sprinklers they are demanding sprinklers in a unused sub basement
> under the concrete seating on the first level of the Paramount. The floor is
> concrete the ceiling is concrete and the walls are concrete. Simple solution
> put a fire watch each time a show is scheduled after all we have a "Paid Fire
> Department" Now Madison Marquette ,the city should kiss their ass they
> invested over 70 million of private money to rehab all the buildings when
> nobody and I mean nobody would touch Asbury Park. Where would the city be
> right now without all the millions generated in revenue from beach fees and
> parking if not for Madison Marquette It's the same old story with this city
> "What have you done for me lately"
>
------------------------------------
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/
