The charter study commission [CSC] met last night to appoint a secretary, further discuss bylaws, and talk to city manager Terence Reidy about the city’s administrative code. The CSC is an elected board tasked with studying the city’s charter, or form of government, over a nine-month period, from December to August. They can suggest changes […]

Asbury Park is joining the state’s health benefits program in an effort to reduce employee insurance costs. The city council at its Jan. 2 meeting approved a resolution authorizing participation in the plan. Preliminary estimates show the switch could save the city $1 million in the first year, city manager Terence Reidy said. The city […]

The city council last night approved a resolution allowing free three-hour parking to be extended until March 1. The measure applies to all spots that are normally metered, along the waterfront and in the central business district [CBD]. Parking restrictions have not been enforced since Hurricane Sandy struck on Monday, Oct. 29, because 57 of […]

The city is borrowing about $850,000 to fund several projects that were previously approved by the council. These costs “had not [been] provided adequate liquidity or cash,” Kaplan said at the Dec. 5 council meeting. One ordinance was to fund the new senior center, built in the Springwood Center on Springwood Avenue. That project cost […]