The Asbury Park City Council approval of lot by lot development in the waterfront redevelopment region is the first amendment to its agreement with master waterfront redeveloper iStar in 16 years, city officials announced via a written news statement Monday. The amendment also creates new procedures for property owners to pay their share of the […]

City council members present at last night’s council meeting unanimously approved a waterfront infrastructure funding plan that has proven to be controversial at recent meetings. Mayor Ed Johnson, Deputy Mayor John M. Loffredo, Councilwoman Sue Henderson and Councilman Kevin Sanders all voted in favor of the ordinance enacting the plan. Councilman James Bruno was absent. The […]

The city council will vote at its meeting tomorrow night on whether to implement a new funding mechanism for infrastructure repairs in the waterfront redevelopment area. At a council meeting held last week, many residents came to the microphone during public comment to ask about the plan. Under the funding plan, the city will bond […]

Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • A bond ordinance for costs related to repairs following Hurricane Sandy. The bond includes $450,000 for the […]