--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... The > problem as I pointed out long ago, is that when you have really one > source of revenue (real estate taxes - and primarily residential > real estate taxes) you have a never ending cycle of raising real > estate taxes. > ... > Imagine if we > could find new sources of revenue - say sales taxes? You are never > going to get that with a canyon of condos and no significant > commercial real estate base. For the past 6 years this is the issue that I have been raising. Perhaps folks don't recognize it because the messege is delivered from a historical/preservation perspective. The PLAN is inappropriate since it does not build on Asbury Park's economic strength. That being a destination where outside cashflow is deposited here by visitors. That was the "business" of AP - Hotels, restaurants, entertainment...add in a museum, science center, and one or two classic amusements (ferris wheel/carousel/observation tower). Those LAND USES (oh no..caps!) are what is missing from Asbury Park's planning. With every virtually every acre zoned for condos that leaves no room for a diversified economy. An econony that would employ local folks and offer them a chance to "get a leg up" economically. Appropriate Planning and Land Use is the faulure here in AP. Werner Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> 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/