All, Possibly none of you noticed, but I recently left the group due to aggravation of the usual "complaining with lack of action." I have joined again and feel like I am absolutely crazy replying to this thread. However, I shall reply.
@Sharon: Alternate side of the street parking is a rule. Those of us with good parents should know how rules work. If I lived by you and I "forgot" and received a ticket.. well, that is "My bad." @Oak: Excellent Point!! Even on the busiest nights, and I was there for "Gaslight Anthem" AND "Frampton", the lot by the Carousel House was not fully used. iStar and Madison Marquette should "cone-off" the far side of the lot for Parking of THEIR employees... and they should do the same in their other lots. If not free, for a fraction of the cost of City Parking. @Hinge: I like the resident parking sticker idea, but it still will not guarantee a parking spot, just the lack of a ticket. It will not help your ability to come and go. Resident Parking Spaces in conjunction with Resident Parking Stickers works. Residents with stickers should be able to request towing at the vehicle owners expense. The lot behind The Empress, by the way, is one of the reasons that I got fed up with this group and left. And it has a LOT to do with one of Brian's comments to this tread. This thread ALSO has to do with my aggravation. Let me explain. Complaining amongst ourselves is not solving anything. Brian said "Strength in Numbers". Ok, well, I see that and I do not dismiss that. I support that, actually. But who is acting? I understand that schedules prevent Council Meeting attendance. Ask yourself if attendance at a Council meeting is even necessary? Do you have a pen and a piece of paper? Do you have access to e-mail? Do you have access to a telephone? Do you go out in public and meet people face-to-face? My point is that complaining here is only relieving the momentary stress, it's not accomplishing anything. Example: A close friend complained to me via another media during the winter regarding the lot behind The Empress. I sent an e-mail to the Mayor voicing my friend's concern as well as my own. I received a reply within one business day explaining that the "eyesores" were being dealt with. I gave it some time and I followed up, again via e-mail. I received a reply that Deputy Mayor Lofferdo was assigned to address the issue with that particular lot. I gave it more time... and yep, I asked again. I was once again told that it was being addressed. I got fed up and I called code enforcement and stated that I was making a "Formal Complaint." Shortly thereafter, our friend Maureen Nevin reported via http://www.asburyradio.com that the City had entered into an agreement with iStar to lease that lot (as well as others) back and make them in to parking. Maybe I had NOTHING to do with it. Maybe I did. You won't know what difference you might make if you do not try!! And, by he way, iStar had a guy in that lot behind Them Empress with a weed whacker on Monday... clearing all the weeds around all of the crap. Why would they pay for that if nothing is going to happen? [...@jack - sorry for the long dissertation in "your section", it's just where 'it fit.'] Food for thought. Remember, I don't live in Asbury Park. I do care though and I hate to see people complaining and not acting. I'm trying! I, like you, need to read asburyradio.com to see what Bill Grey thinks that he can get out of us (well, you!) I'll help! :-) Glenn --- In [email protected], "Sharon" <sharon_b...@...> wrote: > > Hinge, > It's a good argument for "decal" parking for "residents only". > It will prevent residents from being ticketed, towed, etc. Signs > can be erected in residential parking, designating the spaces for > residents "living" on a particular block. Numbered spaces can be designated > for addresses, etc. Well, it's a suggestion, anyway. > So much for doing the right thing! On the block where I live, > if you park on the wrong side of the street, on a particular day, > you're guaranteed a ticket! Sewall Ave., Bond St., Monroe Ave., > Emory Sts., have alternate side of the street parking. I see tickets > on windshields, all the time! > > --- In [email protected], "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > I live 1 block from the Stone Pony. Unfortunately, because our city doesn't > > understand the difference between residential parking and event parking, I > > can't find a parking space. Even worse, whenever there's a big event at the > > Stony Pony Summer Stage, my neighborhood becomes a place to piss and vomit > > in. Why? Because it's better to park for free then pay. Meanwhile, APPD are > > busy showing people how to use the absurdly lame meters, on our money. Does > > anybody see anything wrong with this picture?. I live here year round, and > > I have to schedule my trips to anything, such as grocery shopping, around > > boardwalk events. And boardwalk employees are also using my neighborhood. > > Every night, they take up every single parking space in my neighborhood, > > because there's no parking for them. WTF? > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
