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Monday Moaning

The wait staff from Cruz Bay Cafe were out in full force over the weekend handing out menus and taking orders on the 5th, 4th and 3rd Ave beaches. I’m sure this is going on on the beaches south of the pavilion too. This is being done in full view of the police.  None of the staff were wearing badges.

The selective enforcement of our beachfront regulations is corruption and….any move to change the law at this point would also be a corrupt act.  Whether they allow solicitation by special permit or simply remove the law and allow a free-for-all, it would be obviously done to help one politically favored entity and will be vociferously opposed on these pages.

I might even petition against it.  For Joy.

I also want to call this morning for the dismissal of Gibbons PC as our attorneys in all current and future litigation.  The Kapalko settlement they engineered, to the unanimous applause of our Council I might add, was a disaster for the Borough.  Did anyone really think that an agreement that ignores the legitimate interests of the Harmons was going to work? The only party that ending up benefiting was Gibbons PC who will now, if we let them, be charging us $450 hour to defend the Borough against the Harmons’ newest lawsuit.

20 Comments

  1. Eugene Creamer wrote:

    Remember Ramon Rivera? …. Apparently, our elected officials hire attorneys based upon what they want to hear …. then they invoice by-the-hour.

    Belmar taxpayers just hemorrhage money$

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:38 am | Permalink
  2. Guest wrote:

    Can you file a complaint with the municipal court since you witnessed the soliciting on the beach? It won’t stop until a complaint is filed or you complaint to a police officer who in turn ignores the situation..

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 10:52 am | Permalink
  3. Pacca wrote:

    There was nothing in the bid packet allowing soliciting on the beach front.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 10:56 am | Permalink
  4. Guest wrote:

    $90,000 a year for a concession must have come with MANY backroom promises. First we saw how this operation booked 17 prime days for weddings at OUR pavilion for cheap, and now their employees are ILLEGALLY scouring the beach like it is their private restaurant space? By the way, whats with the corral of picnic tables behind the pavilion, another backroom deal?

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:02 am | Permalink
  5. Guest wrote:

    Police are ignoring the blatant violations?
    Since the police, municipal employees, and municipal officials may be involved in misconduct here, maybe the Monmouth County Prosecutor should be informed.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:05 am | Permalink
  6. Summer Timer wrote:

    We have too many food establishments on Ocean Ave.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:07 am | Permalink
  7. Anonymous wrote:

    Soliciting on the beach is a horror. How about a group lawsuit for harassment on beach?

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:22 am | Permalink
  8. OLD MAN wrote:

    The State will find out about this. I just want to go there and relax.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:29 am | Permalink
  9. Belle wrote:

    I would suggest to all the other food establishments on the beach to do the same. Then we will see if the law is enforced!
    The cynic is me thinks the police would start handing out tickets.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 2:31 pm | Permalink
  10. Guest wrote:

    Forget the other restaurants, I am starting a delivery business soliciting with menus from all of the area restaurants. I may bring along and sell some sun screen also while I’m out soliciting on the beach.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:51 pm | Permalink
  11. Anonymous wrote:

    I am going to start selling shell jewelry, water and doing hair braids too!!!

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:14 pm | Permalink
  12. Anonymous wrote:

    I got solicited by woman last year who wanted $10.00 dollars. I got her down to a dollar. Then I seen her again this year and I told her she ruined my marraige because she gave me crabs and she replied, “what do you expect for a dollar, lobsters”?

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:16 pm | Permalink
  13. Anonymous wrote:

    Whats next the annoying people aggressively insisting on hair braiding like a carribean island?

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:18 pm | Permalink
  14. admin wrote:

    I would get my hair braided. Would take about 15 seconds.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:21 pm | Permalink
  15. Anonymous wrote:

    Next Parrot pictures, cash business, it’s Belmar

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:26 pm | Permalink
  16. Drinky Poo wrote:

    Lets go real third world vacation trap, sell coconut drinks on the beach.

    Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:49 pm | Permalink
  17. guest 2 wrote:

    For a guy that ran for Monmouth County Freeholder, Belmar is certainly hiring a lot of attorney’s from outside Monmouth County.

    Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 8:00 am | Permalink
  18. Anonymous wrote:

    I think the Maori should charge for tourists to take a photo with him on the beach. He could donate the money to nj unions

    Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:06 am | Permalink
  19. Cents wrote:

    The fake environmentalist, allows peddling on the beach. He is worried about my plastic corn bag! https://www.facebook.com/BelmarDemocrats/photos/pcb.1553444031343352/1553442734676815/?type=3&theater

    Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 6:27 pm | Permalink
  20. Guest wrote:

    19 Their priorities are so misguided.

    Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 9:42 pm | Permalink

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