Permit Parking Only Rules To Be Introduced Weds
Restricts parking along one side of 8 roads leading to waterfront
A public group is again picking up the fight to stop residential permit parking along the waterfront in Deal.
Citizens in Opposition to Beach Restrictive Access [COBRA] has launched an attendance campaign for the 5 p.m. Wednesday Board of Commissioners meeting in the Borough Hall Courtroom at 190 Norwood Avenue.
On the agenda is the introduction of a traffic ordinance that would create residential only parking along one side of Hathaway, Neptune [at right], and Sydney avenues, Deal Esplanade, Darlington Road, Ocean Lane, Monmouth Drive and Monmouth Terrace, according to Borough Administrator Stephen Carasia. The Board of Commissioners are considering crafting the law with a time restriction, he said Tuesday morning.
The public group sees the permit parking legislation as yet another attempt to legalize restriction to the borough’s public beaches, according to a written statement by COBRA member Andrew Chambarry.
The introduction of a new ordinance does not allow for public comment or questions but there is an open comment portion at the end of meeting that allows the public to make comments and ask questions on any issue. A public hearing, allowing for comments and question of the final legislation is slated for July 22, Carasia said.
A similar ordinance was tabled in October.
At the time Department of Environmental Commission’s spokesman Bob Considine told the Associated Press that the state agency had concerns with public access to the 1.3 mile long stretch of beach.
“It could conflict with the agreement signed with the U.S. Army Corps project,” Considine had said. “We also simply want to ensure that we work toward providing more public access and not limiting access.”
Deal is among the last Monmouth County community to undergo beach replenishment post Hurricane Sandy. The Army Corps of Engineer supervised the $40 million project that pumped 1.4 million cubic yards of sand between Deal and Loch Arbour.
A legal brief challenging the legality of the borough’s move was filed and petitions were formed by area anglers, surfers, and those in support of unfettered beach access.
[featured photo courtesy of Borough]
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