Artificial turf ban, possibly only one in the state, to be introduced soon.
Brennan, Walsifer oppose. Nicolay on the fence.
Existing lawns grandfathered.
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33 Comments
So the infrastructure in this town is crumbling and these brainiacs worry about artificial turf ?! You seriously can’t make this garbage up. The funny thing is that code enforcement is non-existent in town so what’s it really matter ?
Super Duper! What an idiot ! I expect more from a GTOWN Grad . So how much $$$ did the marina owners give in the last campaign?
The Lombardi family makes a lot of political donations around the state but apparently never directly to Matt.
Priorities are really in order over there in Belmar!
Next week, council will reexamine the policy of hanging towels on front porches to dry off
Oh, they don’t make artificial turf do they?
#1 – agree that code enforcement is worthless….how about we enforce the rules/laws we already have before adding (pointless) new ones?
The lady who spoke at the 1:15 point of the meeting brought up good points about the tax base supporting BES. However, the one point that she didn’t bring up (I’m very sure she was ignorant of it) was that 2/3s of the student body is made up of the children of illegal aliens, who obviously pay zero taxes. And those students make up the bulk of the student who receive free breakfast and lunch paid for by the taxpayers. Of course, everybody on the council and the mayor is well aware of this but did not bring it into the conversation with the lady. They all sat there and talked as if this small point had no bearing on the conversation of taxes for the school. What a crew.
So, if someone does not like an ordinance that affects his property, he can contribute to the mayor or “other person” (my observation and opinion), apply for a variance, get what he wants. Why establish ordinances if they can be overridden by individual preferences. This artificial turf matter seems to be a bugaboo of Magovern. Funny, though, as Mr. Natural does not have any trees on his property, I think, and he is the Shade Tree Commission go-to guy. Yeah, this town is out of whack.
You Guys??? vs Council members???
Too numerous to count the number of you guys references.
Grasses are not indeginous to sandy shore areas. Converting to grass is very labor and economically intensive. It also uses too many resources to maintain properly in terms of appearance. It is not considered conservative ecologically.
Can you imagine if your artificial turf got wet and you had to hang it over your railings to dry ?!!! Ha ! Morons
Nothing is grandfathered from taxes …. the assessed value of all properties with artificial turf improvements should be timely raised by the total cost of the installation.
Eugene you are the cats pajamas!
Admin I was referring to AP’s Marina .
Oh, sorry. He didn’t directly contribute to Matt either, BTW.
It would follow, then, that more properties should have artificial turf because their assessments would go up and the borough would bring in more tax revenue. The use of chemicals and such to maintain green grass would decrease and be good for the environment. The use of artificial grass would bring in more money that would go to the school. I want a purple fake lawn.
Nicolay on the fence ???
Mr Admin., can you tell the fine residents of Belmar a little history on the voting record of one Jennifer Nicolay in comparison to Mayor Knucklehead ? Emphasis placed on how many times Nicolay and Doherty differed on how they voted on anything.
THIRTYEIGHT MILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT!!!!
And they are spending hours discussing artificial turf?!? How bout spending time openly discussing where all the debt came from and how they ( or I should say WE) are going to pay that. Without all Matt and Collen’s smoke and mirrors!!
#6. Code enforcement to the mayor and ruling party is not worthless. Just ask those that suddenly get hit with violations the minute a Republican candidate sign shows up on their lawn in October.
#7 All tenants (illegal or otherwise) pay rent which more than covers their landlord’s property taxes. Otherwise landlords would sell and get out of a bad financial situation. It’s the absentee landlords who allow overcrowding, don’t keep the property up, and as a result keep their taxes low.
What about my plastic pink Flamingos are they next??
#20 Not unless Magovern or other person on the council thinks everyone should have them. Then it shall be decreed that all residents must buy them from an approved vendor. And if someone does not want them on the lawn, just contribute to the applicable person or entity and obtain a variance. That is called “paying for freedom”.
Rants about immigrants are inappropriate. Unless you are Native American, you are from immigrants.
How about paying attention to important codes and lay off the turf.
Fix the hazardous lamp posts on Main St, get traffic guards for ocean ave in summer, enforce the no smoking rule in hotels and ensure they have adequate heat, stop bars from blocking sidewalks…
So according to #19 our schools are only funded by Belmar property tax.
We also get some state aid but as everyone knows most state aid goes to the Abbot Districts.
PILOT creates opportunities for local (political) graft. Someone tell Mrs. Nicolay. She thinks PILOT is good for taxpayers…because Matt says it is? One cannot credit a win for something in the future that does not exist yet, nor can one complain about something promised in the future that never came to pass. Those millennials who like to live in apartments are not exempt from having children.
#19 – Don’t let anyone tell you, you don’t have a future in comedy.
Weren’t the majority of monies earned from LOTTERY supposedly to go to EDUCATION and SENIOR AID by STATE? If not where did it go??? Political administration jobs?
Approximately 10% of the school budget comes from the state…. But some people make statements that are very misleading….
Hey #22 nice try to change it up but it’s ILLEGAL immigrants. Please don’t use this BS tactic to deflect. We need to get rid of ILLEGAL immigrants and support LEGAL immigrants.
The behavior of the local government officially deems Belmar a sanctuary city.
#22 There is a difference between immigrants now and in the early 1900’s. They came to assimilate the new ones don’t.
Sir, I agree with you up to a point. The difference is the immigrants of the late 19th and early 20th century wanted to assimilate and could and did. These people coming here today understand, at some level of consciousness they will never measure up to the standards of this country. All they have to do is look at this place and they understand. That’s why they are attempting to maintain their so-called “culture.”
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