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Here comes trouble: a parking poll. 2014

Posted in Blogfinger Poll, Blogfinger Presents, tagged , , on February 26, 2026| 7 Comments »

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By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger. 2014

There have been many discussions on Blogfinger in recent years regarding parking. Most of the time the discussions have been about meters or about whether Neptune is following State rules regarding parking, for example for condo developers. We also have discussed the problem of Asbury vagabonds parking in the Grove to escape their meters.   But, on occasion, someone will wonder why the homeowners in the Grove do not receive a reserved parking space. When this subject comes up, we usually hear that it is not feasible.

Here is our last piece on parking.  You should read about it again:     http://blogfinger.net/2013/02/21/parking-here-we-go-again-stirring-the-pot/

However, we have never asked this question in a poll, so we decided to do that and to frame it as asking whether one free space per building would be desirable to help alleviate the parking problems which those of us who actually live here experience.

Arguing about parking is great fun and a sport that is especially unique in this town.  This poll is not scientific but some science is not scientific.  What it is is  (do you know what is is?) a public opinion sampling which may give an idea as to how Ocean Grove feels about this question.  But don’t bet the farm on our results, and please don’t cheat by stuffing our digital ballot box and letting dead people vote or other chicanery.

 

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Parking to be discussed at the Feb. 27 HOA meeting. Here we go again.

Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged , on February 26, 2016| 7 Comments »

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The HOA Parking Committee had been reborn about 6 months ago and they began with an online survey.  Some of their findings are posted on their web site, although the actual survey questions have been removed.

But here is a result currently on their website  (OGHOA.org):

“One other notable result is that while very few people are willing to pay for preferential parking within four blocks of their home, a good number are willing to pay between $100 and $300 for some form of preferential parking on the block where they live.”  

So, isn’t that interesting?

The HOA is setting up the discussion by asking taxpayers how much they will pay for preferential parking.   But that’s not the right question.  They should have asked how many taxpayers want the HOA to take a hard line on this and demand some form of  free permit parking.   Where is that statistic?

The HOA needs to get tough with Neptune regarding parking for residents.

And, by the way, parking has been a contentious subject for many years in this town.  In fact, the HOA once had a parking committee which turned out to be a failure.  So don’t expect a quick solution at the meeting, unless the HOA tries to strong-arm a pay-to-play remedy where we offer money to Neptune to  give us what should be provided for free.

Also, do they really expect to solve the parking and the RSIS issues at the same meeting?   We’ll see. Blogfinger will have reporters there, but we would like your feedback if you attend.  Send your observations (with or without your real name) to Blogfinger@verizon.net.

NORAH JONES  and RAY CHARLES   “Here We Go Again.”

 

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