[AsburyPark] Re: Library Square Park update and Trinity Church Meeting
Jack, So glad to hear that you have connected with someone. I edited my reply just to say this. Yesterday I celebrated my anniversary, by going on an early Christmas shopping jaunt and lunch in Eatontown. We came through Sunset Ave. to Main St. At the light was the dog and pony show, the PD on horseback, a gross waste of money IMHO, but if this is what the residents want, who am I? Being of a practical mind, I could think of so many better ways the funds dedicated to this, could be spent. Having been raised in a large city, Cops on horseback were used during Mardi Gras season, when the Circus came to town and at the Superdome. Crowd control! Where's the crowd here? I've also seen mounted police at Veterans Stadium, during football season, yeah, I know it was torn down and at Shea Stadium, when the Jets played there! crowd control! Is it me or is Asbury, a gentrified fairy tale? I mean that literally, no puns or jokes intended! I'm serious! What a waste, as they trotted and walked down Main St. Couldn't wait, to get away from them. It's a shame and we allow it! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, I'll like to update the group with things concerning LSP. First off, I'm continuing in my effort to get the lighting fixed. Reidy still hasn't returned my email, but I have had a discussion with his assistant about 2 weeks ago, but as of yet, still no progress with getting the lights fixed. I'll keep trying though, and I may have a meeting with JK very soon to discuss this. The PD has been patrolling the area since I found the hypodermic needle, and the ocean front security patrols have also expanded to the east side of the park. Since the cleanup of the park, no new drug bags have been found. Unfortunately, some of our residents still view the vandalized fountain and surrounding park as a dumping ground. 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/
[AsburyPark] Re: Library Square Park update and Trinity Church Meeting
Thanks to those of you who responded to my post yesterday. I really appreciate your kind words and support. I'll keep you posted as I move forward. Now, I'm trying to think of the best way to help implement the Change for Asbury Program I described yesterday. I've never done anything like this before, so any suggestions would be appreciated. Jack --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, 2fine4u [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, So glad to hear that you have connected with someone. I edited my reply just to say this. Yesterday I celebrated my anniversary, by going on an early Christmas shopping jaunt and lunch in Eatontown. We came through Sunset Ave. to Main St. At the light was the dog and pony show, the PD on horseback, a gross waste of money IMHO, but if this is what the residents want, who am I? Being of a practical mind, I could think of so many better ways the funds dedicated to this, could be spent. Having been raised in a large city, Cops on horseback were used during Mardi Gras season, when the Circus came to town and at the Superdome. Crowd control! Where's the crowd here? I've also seen mounted police at Veterans Stadium, during football season, yeah, I know it was torn down and at Shea Stadium, when the Jets played there! crowd control! Is it me or is Asbury, a gentrified fairy tale? I mean that literally, no puns or jokes intended! I'm serious! What a waste, as they trotted and walked down Main St. Couldn't wait, to get away from them. It's a shame and we allow it! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hinge98@ wrote: Greetings, I'll like to update the group with things concerning LSP. First off, I'm continuing in my effort to get the lighting fixed. Reidy still hasn't returned my email, but I have had a discussion with his assistant about 2 weeks ago, but as of yet, still no progress with getting the lights fixed. I'll keep trying though, and I may have a meeting with JK very soon to discuss this. The PD has been patrolling the area since I found the hypodermic needle, and the ocean front security patrols have also expanded to the east side of the park. Since the cleanup of the park, no new drug bags have been found. Unfortunately, some of our residents still view the vandalized fountain and surrounding park as a dumping ground. 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/
[AsburyPark] Re: Library Square Park update and Trinity Church Meeting
Thanks to those of you who responded to my post yesterday. I really appreciate your kind words and support. I'll keep you posted as I move forward. Now, I'm trying to think of the best way to help implement the Change for Asbury Program I described yesterday. I've never done anything like this before, so any suggestions would be appreciated. Jack --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, 2fine4u [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, So glad to hear that you have connected with someone. I edited my reply just to say this. Yesterday I celebrated my anniversary, by going on an early Christmas shopping jaunt and lunch in Eatontown. We came through Sunset Ave. to Main St. At the light was the dog and pony show, the PD on horseback, a gross waste of money IMHO, but if this is what the residents want, who am I? Being of a practical mind, I could think of so many better ways the funds dedicated to this, could be spent. Having been raised in a large city, Cops on horseback were used during Mardi Gras season, when the Circus came to town and at the Superdome. Crowd control! Where's the crowd here? I've also seen mounted police at Veterans Stadium, during football season, yeah, I know it was torn down and at Shea Stadium, when the Jets played there! crowd control! Is it me or is Asbury, a gentrified fairy tale? I mean that literally, no puns or jokes intended! I'm serious! What a waste, as they trotted and walked down Main St. Couldn't wait, to get away from them. It's a shame and we allow it! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hinge98@ wrote: Greetings, I'll like to update the group with things concerning LSP. First off, I'm continuing in my effort to get the lighting fixed. Reidy still hasn't returned my email, but I have had a discussion with his assistant about 2 weeks ago, but as of yet, still no progress with getting the lights fixed. I'll keep trying though, and I may have a meeting with JK very soon to discuss this. The PD has been patrolling the area since I found the hypodermic needle, and the ocean front security patrols have also expanded to the east side of the park. Since the cleanup of the park, no new drug bags have been found. Unfortunately, some of our residents still view the vandalized fountain and surrounding park as a dumping ground. 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/
[AsburyPark] Re: Library Square Park update and Trinity Church Meeting
Jack, thank you so much for the update. It really sounds like Trinity is committed to trying to serve it's purpose with an eye on also being a good community citizen and listening to those who surround the church. Bravo. I would be happy to contribute to the fund you mention below. Just let me know. I'd be happy send it to you. And thanks for staying on this issue. Sometimes it may seem like nobody's listening but you are in fact making a difference and should feel very good about that. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, I'll like to update the group with things concerning LSP. First off, I'm continuing in my effort to get the lighting fixed. Reidy still hasn't returned my email, but I have had a discussion with his assistant about 2 weeks ago, but as of yet, still no progress with getting the lights fixed. I'll keep trying though, and I may have a meeting with JK very soon to discuss this. The PD has been patrolling the area since I found the hypodermic needle, and the ocean front security patrols have also expanded to the east side of the park. Since the cleanup of the park, no new drug bags have been found. Unfortunately, some of our residents still view the vandalized fountain and surrounding park as a dumping ground. I also had a great meeting with David Stout on Saturday. He was very happy to hear my concerns, and we discussed quite a few things that would help to keep the area safe and clean. Here's some highlights; 1) Trinity now has a person dedicated to cleaning up the area after their soup kitchen closes for the day. While it's only one person at the moment, it is making a difference. 2) Trinity now opens their bathroom for soup kitchen users, under supervision. This will cut down on people using the park as a bathroom. 3) David and I discussed creating an incentive program called Change Asbury Park which would provide a small amount of monetary assistance to people in need who are interested in helping to keep our city clean. We discussed the possibilty of having a change drive to help fund the program. I've already offered to donate the large amount of change I generate each month to help with this. This clean up program would start with the park, and expand throughout the city. We are hoping that we could teach the city about littering by example. I know this sounds optimistic, but nothing else is being done at the moment and we have to start somewhere. 4) David would also like to see the other churches surrounding the park get involved with cleanup, so that's something we will be working on 5) We also discussed the creation of a community based webcam network that would consist of webcams placed on all of the surrounding churches, which could be viewed on a common webpage, and monitored by citizens. 6) I didn't bring this up, but I'm willing to donate stickers and printed plastic bags to identify the handouts coming from Trinity. This would help to identify the people who are littering with these items, and possibly provide an incentive not to do so. 7) We also discussed the fact that the park is underused by the community at large, and that it would be great to bring some small events into the park. This will be an ongoing discussion. That's about all for now. I'll keep the group posted on our progress. I also would like to say that David Stout has his heart in the right place, and he understands the need to become better neighbors with the communtity. He wants to work harder too, and it was really great getting to meet him. I also had the opportunity to see the soup kitchen in person, and I must say it was a bit sobering and depressing. They are serving people ranging from 10 years old to seniors, and being helped with compassion and dignity. In closing, I'd just like to thank my fellow group members for their support, and hopefully in time this effort will make a little difference in our city. Jack 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/
