At the end of the near two hour-long special Tuesday night meeting to address noise and music violations, increased by the popularity and growth of the downtown’s entertainment venues, Planning Board member Garrett Giberson Jr played a quick snippet of Starship’s “We built this city on rock and roll,” via cell phone. The meeting was […]

Changes to the City’s proposed sound rules in the downtown will come before the Asbury Park Planning Board 5 p.m. May 24, officials said Monday night. The special meeting, being held in lieu of the Board’s June 6 meeting, is an attempt to fast track changes to an existing law that has stopped the music […]

Plans to change sound mitigation rules in the downtown were placed on the fast track Wednesday night. The City Council voted to advance proposed changes to Planning Board and added an amendment that asked for a special meeting so that the measure could be vetted as quickly as possible. “We found a mistake and we […]

Asbury Park’s Director of Planning and Redevelopment has put forth changes that would eliminate the costly sound engineer’s report in lieu of sound mitigation. During her presentation to the City Council Monday night, Alonso said it is of no surprise to anyone that separate standards for sound exist in the downtown corridor than in the […]

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

City officials are expected to introduce recommendations Monday that will change sound mitigation laws requiring downtown businesses to provide acoustic engineer report or turn off the music. Eateries and bars in what is known as the Central Business District [CBD] were issued letters of violation on April 11, with another round of letters distributed Wednesday, […]

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. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include […]

The Asbury Park City Council announced Wednesday night the hiring of a City Planner. Michele Alonso will begin work July 16, Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said. Previously, Alonso [shown right] served as Assistant Director of Planning in Newark and as Supervising Planner in Jersey City, Acting City Manager Anthony Nuccio said. “She has an extensive […]