The proposed waterfront redevelopment plan amendments put forth by the governing body cleared the Planning Board Monday. The City Council, acting as the municipality’s redevelopment authority, sent the proposal to the autonomous board to ensure changes fell in line with the master plan, a comprehensive outline of the city’s long-range land use vision moving forward. […]

Short Term Rental regulations will be introduced during the Asbury Park City Council Regular Session on Wednesday. Defined as rentals that are 30 days or less and those that do not exceed 180 days in a calendar year, short term rentals applies to stays outside of the already regulated bed and breakfast, rooming or boarding […]

The Asbury Park City Council will vote Wednesday on the 2017 municipal budget, which would raise raise the average assessed homeowner’s taxes by $91, down 40 percent from last year. The $44.5 million budget is $2.26 million over last year’s $42.27 million spending plan, a 5.34 percent increase. And while the proposed budget called for […]

Parking in Asbury Park – or the lack thereof – has come to a head not only for residents but for the City and local developers. The conversation picked up momentum a couple weeks ago when longtime downtown resident Robert Weiner brought the matter up at a City Council meeting. Weiner, who has been following […]

A trial period to find new parking pay stations launched this week when municipal officials installed meters provided by two vendors, Parkeon and IPS Group, city officials announced Wednesday afternoon in a news release. The trial period, being used to evaluate the performance of the two meters, is expected to run through June 29. “Our […]

In the annual State of the City address delivered Wednesday, City Manager Michael Capabianco [below right] cited highlights from 2016 and laid out a framework for the year ahead and beyond. He acknowledged continued work with partners, like the Asbury Park School District and its Board of Education, the Asbury Park Housing Authority, Interfaith Neighbors, […]

The Asbury Park administration announced Thursday afternoon that the municipality has been awarded a $341,247 New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] grant to help mend its damaged roadways. In the past few months, residents have come before the City Council asking when repairs will made to pot filled and cracked streets. City Manager Michael Capabianco […]