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WASSUP? Ocean Grove

Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged , , on April 4, 2018| 1 Comment »

—Free rabies Clinic (dogs and cats welcome) presented by Neptune Twp.  Saturday—May 5, 2018 at the Neptune Public Works, 2201 Heck Avenue in Neptune from 9 am to 11 am.  Take Rt 33 and turn right onto Neptune Blvd (near Walgreen’s. ) Drive past the high school and then turn left onto Heck.  The DPW  is ahead on the right. Dog license renewals will be accepted. Please bring renewal letter and payment.

Portrait of Max, OG dog. Max has his shots already. Photo by Moe Demby,Blogfinger staff. ©

From I.M.Radar:
The CSU study, released online and by The Weather Channel, says seven hurricanes – three of them major – and 14 named storms are expected this season along the Atlantic Coast, according to the CSU Tropical Meteorology Project.
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—March 12 Committee meeting:  There was discussion about a bus shuttle to help with parking.  Here is a quote from the minutes:

“Ms. Rizzo stated the parking professional from the Parking Task Force indicated that the shuttle was not a good idea. The Mayor stated that this shuttle proposal is just an idea. It would use the Senior Center bus to shuttle visitors to the midtown school parking lot. Mr. Gadaleta stated there is nothing in the budget specifically dedicated to the shuttle program.

He added that he discussed the idea of valet parking with the Chamber of Commerce as a project they could look into. The Inskip Avenue lot would be used for parking. Ms. Rizzo replied that the Camp Meeting Association is against the use of the Inskip Avenue lot for parking.”

Two Grovers said that the Parking Task Force should work with a parking consultant on a shuttle plan.

No one from the Home Groaners brought up the parking permit idea which is the only one, so far, that would help the residents of OG.  It was  recently buried by the Township.  So it seems that Groaners have thrown in the towel on this issue without a fight or a current expert opinion to offer the citizens.

In January the HOA said, “This issue is not dead,”** but it sure looks that way unless someone can resuscitate the moribund permit parking  idea.  This quote is from the HOA minutes of January, 2018—-below:

“OGHOA minutes** of Jan. 2018 Home Groaners’  meeting:    Parking Report — Joyce Klein reported that the Township Committee voted at its December meeting not to take action in support of a trial plan to alleviate parking problems in Ocean Grove.  It does plan to meet with Asbury Park officials to see if some coordinated  improvements could be made.  This issue is not dead.”   
Editor’s note:   Really Groaners?   If permit parking is not dead, then where’s the pulse? —it still has none 3 months later,  now in April.
Somebody call the medical examiner.
And how did that meeting with Asbury Park officials work out?  In their minutes above the Groaners refer to “a trial plan to alleviate parking problems in Ocean Grove.”  They are unable to even enunciate the words “permit parking” much less to make something happen.
The Committee and the Groaners are totally ineffective with this issue.

Regarding the North End Redevelopment Plan, Jack Bredin spoke to suggest that the Redevelopment Attorney should be at Committee meetings. At a February Committee meeting, the Township Attorney said that the Redevelopment Attorney would be at subsequent meetings or meeting.

Another Grover spoke up about Re-development plans, but the only such plan in Ocean Grove is at the North End.  This quote is from the Committee minutes:

“Richard Williams, 1 Abbott Avenue, asked if the Township has a vision for the redevelopment areas or are developers saying what should be done. The Mayor responded that the Redevelopment Plan dictates what can be done. Redevelopment is based on what the Township wants, not what the Redeveloper wants. Mr. Gadaleta stated that all of the redevelopment plans are on the Township web site. Mr. Anthony stated that the Redevelopment Attorney negotiates the Redevelopment Agreement which includes safeguards to protect the Township.”

Mr. Williams and Joyce Klein, , who spoke at the meeting,  are from the HOA,  although they apparently didn’t identify themselves as such when they went to the microphone.  Why is that?  Do they not represent the OGHOA, or is this some sort of game-playing.  Anyhow, they have been trying to push the Committee to action on parking, historic preservation, and the North End Redevelopment plans, but they typically get nowhere.

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