The Asbury Park City Council will look to create an advisory committee comprised of residents, business owners and city officials Wednesday to help vet its ongoing survey of Brownfield sites, particularly those on its main thoroughfares and along Springwood Avenue.  US Congressman Frank Pallone [D-NJ] announced in August that the city had become the recipient […]

The Asbury Park City Council has announced Community Input Meetings that will help to craft a Master Plan Reexamination Report. Based on New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law [MLUL], established in 1975, a municipality’s Master Plan is not only a road map for planning and development but ultimately establishes the foundation for what is a […]

[Clarification: Design regulations included in the city’s Central Business District redevelopment zone govern what color a building building can be painted.] Many know the mixed used building that house the downtown’s popular French brasserie Pascal and Sabine as the former NJ Natural Gas building, built in 1927. But what appears to be uncommon knowledge is […]

The Asbury Park community is invited to participate in the launch of the city’s West Side Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan meeting being held 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. The meeting is a follow up to the September 29 meeting held at St. Stephens AME Church on Springwood Ave that […]

Hot Mess boutique salon owner Tara Weldon sat through the past couple months of Planning Board and City Council meetings as the issue of expanding the allowable services in the Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment zone were vetted. Relief came Wednesday night when the Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted, despite a contrary recommendation from […]

Transportation Planner/Manager, charged with overseeing the city’s transportation and parking services, has been hired, Mayor John Moor confirmed Tuesday. Michael J. Manzella of Holmdel will begin his post on Nov. 16 at a close to $75,000 annual salary. The City Council voted via ordinance on Aug. 12 to create the post, with a salary range […]

Asbury Park officials are in search of a Transportation Planner/Manager to take over the duties of running the city’s $2.187 million parking utility. The qualified candidate will oversee the management of the city’s transportation and parking services, including its parking meters, traffic control, pedestrian safety plans, bicycle and streetscape design. The job also calls for […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the meeting’s agenda include: • Special event application review […]

Across from the recently developed Springwood Avenue Park, a group of city and state environmental officials gathered alongside US Congressman Frank Pallone [D-NJ] to speak to the importance of assessing and cleaning up Brownfields sites across the state. The site, located at Sylvan Avenue between Adams Street and Springwood Avenue, will be among those in […]

City officials have begun the exploratory process to upgrade city hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A request for proposal seeks plans to add a parking garage, commercial spaces and residences to its one block facility along Main Street. “It is part of the Main Street Redevelopment,” Director of Planning and Redevelopment Michele Alonso said. The municipal complex […]