The final numbers aren’t in yet but by all preliminary accounts the City’s beach season turned out to be another record breaking year, Beach Manager Garrett Giberson Sr said. “It looks like we exceeded last year’s revenue slightly, which means we had another banner year,” Giberson said. “Our threshold for success is over $2 million […]

The Fourth of July weekend along Asbury Park beaches proved to the best one yet, according to Beach Utility Manager Garrett Giberson Sr. Weekend and single day sales records were broken he said. From Friday through Tuesday, what Giberson said marks the Fourth of July weekend, beach sales reached $266,740, a 32 percent increase over […]

With an anticipated growth in beach patrons, Asbury Park officials are moving forward with plans to make beach access available through a smart phone APP. A request for proposal [RFP] has been issued for an electronic beach badge systems, according to a city news release. A downloadable App currently exists for its parking utility, allowing […]

The city has collected an additional $737,000 in beach and parking revenue so far this year, in comparison to last year’s totals, according to city records. Beach revenue totals are up $183,348, from $1,110,165 last year to $1,293,523 this year, city records show. The roughly sixteen percent increase does not include surplus from prior years […]

For one more weekend swimmers can take advantage of at least two Asbury Park beaches lifeguards will be on duty — without having to pay for beach access. On Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7, at least 12 lifeguards will be on patrol unless it rains, according to Garrett Giberson, Sr., Asbury Park’s beach utility […]

Visitors to Asbury Park beaches who pay for their daily beach badge at any of the city’s parking meters can now trade in the printed slips issued at the meter for badges with any of the city’s beach badge checkers. Previously the receipts issued at the stations could only be traded for badges at the […]

Beach fee revenue in the city is up $130,532 over last year as of Aug. 4, city manager Terence Reidy told the council at its meeting on Wednesday. “So the beach is still doing well,” Reidy said. Beach fee revenue for Asbury Park last year exceeded $1 million for the first time ever, beach utility […]