[AsburyPark] Re: This needs to be fixed
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asbury Park Little League Runs Into More Obstacles by Board I've been working on this for two years and everyone was aware, McKee said. The school board voted that we could go ahead. They're always coming up with more hoops for me to jump through, McKee said. The board, according to McKee, has also asked for information from the Little League. Information sought includes bank statements, how much money is in escrow and who will have a key to the field-house. The board also asked about insurance. I asked about the insurance issues a month ago and received no response, he said. Finally, McKee says, it was determined that the deed governing the land which the field is on would need to be changed in order for the project to be completed. He said that the deed prohibits any structures within 25 feet of the street. Under this rule the fence installed by the school is also illegal, McKee said. The school board wants the league, however, to pay the $300 necessary to change the ordinance, McKee said. If this is a microcosm of what's going on down there then they have serious problems, McKee said. The kids, who everyone is supposed to be working for, are nowhere on the radar. Acting School Superintendent James Parham declined to comment on the situation. I can't talk about that right now, he said. There are some legal issues that need to be addressed. Robert Frank Garrett or any other board member, who reads this, want to comment what is going on, there is always 2 sides to every story please enlighten us, why the 180 swith why is this man jumping thru hoops and being given last minute changes when he is so close to accomplishing something wonderful? 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: This needs to be fixed
It's the old, Catch 22! Damned if you do, damned if you don't! If you ever want to discourage and beat someone down, this is the way, to do it! Frank, I know where your heart is, Can this be resolved? Why does the little league have to pay to change an ordinance? How long has that field, been there? Someone broke the rules, a long time ago! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asbury Park Little League Runs Into More Obstacles by Board By TOM CARDINALE The ongoing renovations at the Asbury Park Little League field at Asbury Park High School have run into some new obstacles, according to Little League president Danny McKee. I've been working on this for two years and everyone was aware, McKee said. The school board voted that we could go ahead. McKee says, after meeting with school board member Frank D'Alessandro and the district's Assistant Business Administrator Michael Steinmetz on Mon., Nov. 12 he was told to move forward with the completion of the project. The lighting structures were en route from Iowa and set to be delivered on Nov. 15, he says, when he received a call on Nov. 14 from Aiman Mahmoud, the district's Head Business Administrator, advising him that he would not be able to move forward with the project. Mr. Mahmoud called on Wednesday and said `Stop everything' and I couldn't even store the lights at the field, McKee said. McKee said he believes Mahmoud, who has been a supporter of the project, was acting on instructions from someone from the board. They're always coming up with more hoops for me to jump through, McKee said. The latest issue, according to McKee, is that the board wants a soil test done on the field to ensure the sandy soil can support the lighting structures. However, McKee says that the electrical companies - Lucas Electric and Musko Lighting - have constructed similar lighting towers in far sandier locations. They've installed lights at the bay where they had to wait for the tide to go out to do it, McKee said. McKee says Lucas was aware of the sandy soil throughout the project and has planned ahead for it. He also said he looked into getting a soil test but discovered that it costs nearly $10,000, a cost that would be impossible for the league to afford. If I had $10,000 I'd do the soil test, he said, but I'm on a shoestring as it is. McKee says he hopes to convince the board that the lighting will be safe and secure using testimony from Lucas Electric. Lucas Electric; it warms me how they've handled it, they're storing the lights until it gets resolved, McKee said. The board, according to McKee, has also asked for information from the Little League. Information sought includes bank statements, how much money is in escrow and who will have a key to the field-house. The board also asked about insurance. I asked about the insurance issues a month ago and received no response, he said. Finally, McKee says, it was determined that the deed governing the land which the field is on would need to be changed in order for the project to be completed. He said that the deed prohibits any structures within 25 feet of the street. Under this rule the fence installed by the school is also illegal, McKee said. The school board wants the league, however, to pay the $300 necessary to change the ordinance, McKee said. If this is a microcosm of what's going on down there then they have serious problems, McKee said. The kids, who everyone is supposed to be working for, are nowhere on the radar. Acting School Superintendent James Parham declined to comment on the situation. I can't talk about that right now, he said. There are some legal issues that need to be addressed. McKee says his only choice at this point is to try his best to fulfill their requirements. I could hire an attorney but then what? he said. If I have to hire an attorney that's where I get off. The only reason I haven't given up is because if I do this project will never get done, he said, and everyone who read about it will say same old s different day in Asbury Park. 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: This needs to be fixed
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, apoojo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The school board wants the league, however, to pay the $300 necessary to change the ordinance, McKee said. Robert Frank Garrett or any other board member, who reads this, want to comment what is going on, there is always 2 sides to every story please enlighten us, why the 180 swith why is this man jumping thru hoops and being given last minute changes when he is so close to accomplishing something wonderful? I am assured that no obstacles were placed in their way by the City. Agree, there may be two sides to the story but Danny has done a lot and many of us have donated to make this happen. Is it a real insurance issue of the lights posing a danger or a red herring? Unless the powers that be speak up we won't know. Speculation and uncertainty are not a good thing. 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: This needs to be fixed
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, 2fine4u [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the old, Catch 22! Damned if you do, damned if you don't! If you ever want to discourage and beat someone down, this is the way, to do it! Frank, I know where your heart is, Can this be resolved? Why does the little league have to pay to change an ordinance? How long has that field, been there? Someone broke the rules, a long time ago! Hi Sharon and Group, Speaking strictly for myself, I'm with Danny McKee on this one. Our law firm (I voted against them) has spent so much money fighting the Little League (they say they are trying to protect us). There are some on board, and they are sincere and good people, who are a lot more cautious than I. But the Board continues to say yes, yes, yes and the lawyers say No, no, no. Instead of using the time and money on productive things, this is what they do, and now the state monitors have gotten into the act. It is a miracle that anything gets accomplished. Even though Danny has already gotten the necessary permits from the city, collected tens of thousands of dollars, and spent countless, uncompensated hours with some of the other parents, he is confronted with new and bigger obstacles at every turn. I'm hoping that there will be some folks at the next BOE meeting (it's at 6:30 at the Bradley Elem. School on 3rd Ave. this coming Wednesday) who will show their support for Danny and the Little League and voice their concerns and displeasure. My yelling at the lawyers seems to have no effect, I'm sorry to say. Frank 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: This needs to be fixed
==geez, I was almmost ready to say it. I up now, because my son decided to rollover in a go-cart and broke a wrist on on hand and chewed up a finger on another and we are to be leaving in a few hrs to Flso it's 3am and I jsut got back from the hospital and he'll be ok. Another lesson in his daredevil days. As far the Little League goes I don't know if I can help with the soil test, but I'm gonna make some calls to a few engineers I know and see if I can get anything out of them. I've worked with a few larger companies - not sure if I'm it'll work, but I'll try. don't forget to tell the BOE that the league will go on with or without the lights - on that field. Then 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/
