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Petition To Shift Asbury Park Government Update

Group Seeks Ward System, Partisan Governance & Residency Mandate

By Michelle Gladden


A petition filed last month that could lead to a shift in Asbury Park’s government will need support from 15 percent of the total number of voters who cast ballots in the 2017 general election, city officials have confirmed. Filed by the Committee For A More Equitable Asbury Park, the petition proposes a shift in […]

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Aug 13, 2018
Asbury Park

Asbury Park Group Proposes Shift In Government and Residency Mandate

Committee of A More Fair Equitable Asbury Park & Empower Asbury Park Team Push For Ward System & City Employees Living Locally

By Michelle Gladden


Petitions seeking to shift the City’s form of government to a ward system and to establish a residency clause for public employees was received Thursday, Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye confirmed. The petitions are the work of an organized group of 25 who obtained some 400 signatures of support for each petition, member and spokesman Tracy […]

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Jul 31, 2018