By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
The New Jersey Site Improvement Advisory Board (SIAB) will meet briefly on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Room 129 of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. The meeting will begin at 10:AM and should be over by 10:30 AM. The agenda is attached.
Immediately following, the streets and parking committee will discuss the special area application for the Ocean Grove neighborhood in Neptune Township, Monmouth County. This meeting should end by noon. If more time is needed for testimony, the committee will meet at a later date. Note that there will be an opportunity for public comments.
This is a chance for citizen activists to voice their concerns that an approval of the Neptune application might make it easier for condo conversions without parking to continue in Ocean Grove.
And,incidentally, Blogfinger will attend the meeting, and jack Bredin, our researcher will present a novel idea to the sub-committee. Some of you should come just for the shear spectacle of it all. Maybe the Home Groaners will show up along with other do-nothing representatives of OG’s citizens including the Township Committee.
NEW JERSEY SITE IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. Streets and Parking Committee:
Meeting Agenda for Thursday, December 17, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
- Ocean Grove proposed standards to be discussed by streets & parking committee
NEW BUSINESS
BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS
ADJOURN
LINKS:
BF link “secretive Neptune Twp”
BF link on special standard part 2
Take a look at the link below and pay attention to the permitted uses in the historic district, especially the ocean front area. This is what was submitted to the Federal Government in the 1970’s when permission was requested for the historic designation. What would they think now if they saw the NERP plan and the condos in that area?
OG special area app appdx part B
Below is a portion of the above document (screen shot) which describes how the North End was when Ocean Grove was first developed—-this is the true OG history which should be emulated with the same spirit, including nothing residential east of the boardwalk and nothing west either, although a hotel was later built over there to the west.
Do you believe that “anything goes” when it comes to Ocean Grove zoning issues? Well, most Grovers do not trust the Township to do what’s best for OG. You might consider going to this meeting.
As Frank Sinatra once said, “Anything Goes.”