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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Lawn Signs Are In

Please contact me if you live in Belmar or own property in Belmar and would like one. dave@commonsenseforbelmar.com

You Go Manasquan!

You must read this. This is exactly what we should be doing and it is exactly what we are not doing. Council cutting millions Manasquan trims Sandy spending   MANASQUAN — Borough Council members want to save millions of dollars in taxpayer money, and they are looking to reduce superstorm Sandy spending to do it. The […]

What The Voters Seem To Want

Because I work full time and have kids who don’t drive yet, I haven’t been able to visit nearly as many voters as my running mate or my opponents.  But I have been to enough houses to make some general observations on what the electorate seems to want from it’s officials. The folks that live […]

One Stop Shopping

For sick truckers with broken trucks. Taken by cellphone this morning on Rt 1&9 in Elizabeth:  

You Are Cordially Invited…….

Council Meeting Of September 18, 2013

Part 1 Part 2   Part 3

“It Was All Just A Big Mistake”

Nine months after the fact, the council finally votes on the Ferreira payments.                                                            RESOLUTION NO.  2013-                                RESOLUTION APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS #3         BE IT RESOLVED that the bills as presented and attached were made by wire transfer between the months of November 2012 and March of 2013; and […]

Absolute Power….

From “The Plan” : A. Plan Vision  The vision of the Redevelopment Plan is to facilitate the redevelopment of the Boardwalk Redevelopment Area in a manner that is in the best interest of the Borough of Belmar, its residents, taxpayers and property owners. The redevelopment process includes a number of powers and financial tools that […]

Redevelopment, Asbury Park Style

From page 7 of the proposed redevelopment plan: In Asbury Park, the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, originally adopted in 1984, and the subsequent redevelopment agreements, also established a process by which the City-owned pavilions and buildings would be conveyed to the redeveloper, while the boardwalk and public spaces around them would remain publicly owned. And here’s […]

Council Meeting Of Sept 4, 2013

Sorry for the delay.   Part 1 Part 2 Part 3   Part 4   Part 5