--- In [email protected], "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... The
> problem as I pointed out long ago, is that when you have really one
> source of revenue (real estate taxes - and primarily residential
> real estate taxes) you have a never ending cycle of raising real
> estate taxes.
> ...
> Imagine if we
> could find new sources of revenue - say sales taxes? You are never
> going to get that with a canyon of condos and no significant
> commercial real estate base.
For the past 6 years this is the issue that I have been raising.
Perhaps folks don't recognize it because the messege is delivered
from a historical/preservation perspective.
The PLAN is inappropriate since it does not build on Asbury Park's
economic strength. That being a destination where outside cashflow is
deposited here by visitors.
That was the "business" of AP - Hotels, restaurants,
entertainment...add in a museum, science center, and one or two
classic amusements (ferris wheel/carousel/observation tower).
Those LAND USES (oh no..caps!) are what is missing from Asbury Park's
planning. With every virtually every acre zoned for condos that
leaves no room for a diversified economy.
An econony that would employ local folks and offer them a chance
to "get a leg up" economically.
Appropriate Planning and Land Use is the faulure here in AP.
Werner
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