Here here. Asbury needs to be made safe and clean for the people that live here NOW. Cleaning up this city is paramount to it's future. Redevelopment is great in theory, but first we need to make it an attractive place to move to. On a side note, how many more years are we going to have to wait for that ugly pile of rubble to be removed from across the street from the Stone Pony?
--- In [email protected], "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], MarioAPNJ@ wrote: > > > > Any insights in this group about the "Broken Window Theory" to > reduce crime > > and improve neighborhoods? > > I've brought this up several times on this forum. Living in NYC I > can tell you that the difference in quality of life was drastic, > although, in later years, I think Rudy went too far and the police > were given to much leeway. A good balance took place post-9/11. > > This City could use a strong dose of "tough love."I told the council > the other night that this city needed a benevolent emperor. Someone > has to step up to the plate. > > Unfortunately, the first steps need to be tough and hard, then like > training a dog, you can loosen up. People of all races, income > levels, etc., deserve a CLEAN and SAFE place place to live. With the > right person you could do it in one year. The first thing that needs > to be done is to demolish all of the vacant buildings that Asbury > Partners or its subdevelopers own. They only attract crime. Within a > couple of years most of the city should be under video surveillence > and monitored 24/7 in a central command center. Ticket property > owners for not cleaning up trash in their front yards. Work a deal > with the state/county to have able-bodied public assistance > recipients involved in workfare to clean streets and parks. Curtail > all use of city vehicles after hours. NO ONE is allowed to take city > vehicles HOME or OUTSIDE of city limits unless on documented city > business. Mileage on all vehicles to be logged daily. Curtail use of > city vehicles whenever possible and reimburse city workers for use > of their own vehicles based upon certified logs. I will not even get > into the purported redevelopment. Increase affordable home OWNERSHIP. > 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/
