On 8/16/05 11:01 AM, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most people in Belmar do not regret (those EAST of main) - as prices > have increased more so then elsewhere. >
There is more to a town than property values. Many people regret what's happened to the downtown area. Sure, everybody's property value has skyrocketed but I'm also seeing lots and lots of empty stores where the downtown once was a very nice part of town. Plus I think we've lost a little bit of the idea of community because many of the increases are due to these monstrous houses built where 2 or 3 houses once stood. Many of these new owners do not live year round and treat the town as a weekend getaway. While you can't force people to live year round, it's a shame when a town that had a nice year round flavor (and skyrocketed during the summer) shows sign of becoming a ghost town after Labor Day. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
