Lightly, Please consider that Long Branch was never a place that depended upon Asbury Park - it was always a busier City, and when both Cities were in their hayday, Long Branch had the wealthier clientele.
As for Belmar over the last 25 years, they were the tourist draw around these parts. They didn't need Asbury Park for anything. These towns, like Sea Bright, figured out what places like Allenhurst, Deal, Loch Arbor, Avon, Sea Girt and Spring Lake figured out long ago - having residences on the beachfront instead of kiddie rides and peanut stands makes for a far healthier local economy and better standard of living for residents. People who buy summer homes and rent homes for weeks at a time spend more money and are better meighbors than day-trippers. The tax base expands and the City can offer better services. Monmouth will never be a tourist trap again because there isn't enough here. Go ask out of county or out of state travel agents to see if they are recommending Monmouth to anyone. They aren't. They recommend places like LBI, AC Wildwood and Cape May. That is why this current plan is so good - it is consistant with what is working so well for the rest of the County, and will make this much more stable place to live and work. --- In [email protected], Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/10/05 5:04 AM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Certainly. Monmouth County is no longer a tourist destination. Towns > > that were (Sea Bright, Long Branch, Belmar) have all gone to year- > > round residential at thier beachfront. Asbury is correct to do so > > as well. Monmouth is no longer for tourism. Ocean, Atlantic and > > Cape May is where people vacation now; Monmouth is for living. > > > Just curious as to why you are so certain that Monmouth County cannot be a > tourist attraction anymore. It seems ridiculous to me to have so much > beachfront be used solely for residential purposes. In my opinion, part of > the reason many of the other towns in the area have moved away from > stressing tourism is because Asbury Park was the BIG DRAW and since it > hasn't been that draw it hasn't filtered down to the other towns. > > What makes a tourist region in my eyes is having things like oceanfront > land, boardwalks, downtown shopping areas. Asbury Park SHOULD not only be a > tourist attraction, but it should be one of the best tourist attractions in > the state. 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/
