Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, I will vote YES on Tuesday’s ballot question for Asbury Park to adopt a modified form of government. 1. STAGGERED TERMS. Nobody seems to be against them, yet no sitting council seems likely to adopt them. With a “yes” vote on Tuesday voters can take the matter directly into their […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The charter study commission’s suggested referendum moves Asbury Park into the 21st century and I congratulate them on a job well done! They worked diligently, compromised and came up with a logical structure that carries Asbury Park forward from the antiquated 1923 form of government we currently have. There are only […]

City council candidates Randy Thompson and Duanne Small are staying on the charter study commission — for now, at least — despite City Attorney Fred Raffetto’s legal opinion stating that their council runs create an actual or perceived conflict of interest. “There is no law that states that I cannot sit here as a commissioner […]

The Charter Study Commission has created a website to keep residents abreast of developments in their process of studying the city’s form of government. The commission meets each Monday at City Hall, the West Side Community Center or the Springwood Center, depending on the week. The five-member body is tasked with scrutinizing the city’s form […]

The city’s charter study commission [CSC] met on Monday and Tuesday nights this week to finalize its budget and talk about hiring a secretary, among other issues. The CSC is charged with scrutinizing the city’s charter and possibly making recommendations. They have nine months to study the form of government. If they recommend changes or the […]

When the city’s voters go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll be making decisions on the local, regional, state and national levels. In addition to choosing a President, Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, County Clerk and two Freeholders, voters will also see the board of education election on their ballots in November this year for […]

Those seeking information about the upcoming charter study commission vote are invited to the West Side Community Center for a public forum about changes of government. If approved by a majority of voters on Nov. 6, a charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes. At the […]

The committee of petitioners seeking a change of Asbury Park’s municipal government have encountered another setback. The group, led by Duanne Small, filed a lawsuit alleging city clerk Stephen M. Kay acted erroneously in rejecting a petition they filed seeking a change in the city’s government to be approved by voters at a referendum. Their […]