By the Blogfinger Editorial Staff at our offices in Ocean Grove. August 22, 2019.
Today the Coastericans filled their front page with old news: The Township is trying to work out an agreement with OGNED regarding the North End Redevelopment Plan.
According to this local fish wrapper there may be a signed Redevelopers Agreement at the next Committee meeting on September 9. But we’ve been hearing that for 11 years including on June 24 when OGNED made a useless and disgraceful guest appearance at the Home Groaners Ass. when the HGA censored the membership and allowed OGNED to evade questions from the audience.
Blogfinger has covered this story as recently as June 24 and August 9, 2019. Here are links below.
OGNED wastes our time at the HOA June 24.
Here is a link to the last BF article on this subject:
Last BF timely news on this subject August 9
From the Coaster:
Vito Gadaleta, the soon to depart Neptune spokesman, said, “There are still a few issues to be finalized.” He also said, “We would like to finalize this quickly and get the information out.” He hopes to “come to terms” so that the agreement can be “formally approved.”
So, did he say anything worth front page coverage?
And then we have a brilliant quote by the President of the Groaners, Barbara Burns, who said that her organization “doesn’t know what is in the finalized redevelopment agreement and is taking a wait and see posture.”
And as for the White Whale property that burned down in the April 13 fire, Gadaleta said that “there are no current plans to rebuild The Pavilion.”
But what if the current plan is completed and then, down the road, the White Whale and its large property also gets developed, right on the beach, and with no parking and blocking all views of the ocean? Are the Groaners OK with that also? Don’t you love their “wait and see posture?”
Ladies and Gentlemen: If that North End property is turned into Asbury Park South, it will result in damage to our historic seaside family-oriented town. Our lifestyles are in danger as is the ecology of the sensitive environment near the Ocean and Wesley Lake.
OG is a magical place with a delicate balance of attributes. That balance can be disrupted, and then you have any old shore town with old buildings.
If it happens, the citizens should have a bonfire on the beach to burn every copy of the Neptune Master Plan for the Historic District. And while they are at it, they should toss in their copies of the Coaster which has never asked a probing question to anyone regarding this front page gibberish.
If the Coaster strives to cover the waterfront, they have been doing a terrible job.
ANNIE LENNOX