Documented Opposition to the Townhomes at Bradley Cove and Support for an Oceanfront Park on the North End Beach of Asbury Park
1. Petition Signatures:
– 2543 signatures
– 400 from Asbury Park Residents, over 2000 from Monmouth County residents’
– 1,778 petition signatories on the Save Asbury Park email list
2. Letters:
– October 2009 – Asbury Park Sustainability Committee
– November 2009 – Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission
– February 2010 – 557 letters delivered to the Asbury Park Governing Body
– October 2011 – 502 letters delivered to the Monmouth County Freeholders
– February 2012 – 626 letters delivered to the Asbury Park Governing Body
– Over 25 letters to the Editor of local papers since 2007
4. Coalition Member and Friends of Preservation of the North Beach:
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Statements of opposition signed members of the Oceanfront Preservation Coalition: |
Friends of the Preservation of the North Beach: |
| – Clean Ocean Action- NJ Sierra Club- American Littoral Society- Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation
– Citizens for Oceanfront Preservation – NJ Environmental Federation – Surfers Environmental Alliance – NJ Environmental Justice Alliance – Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ – NJ Audubon Society |
– Monmouth County Parks- NJ Conservation Foundation- The Trust for Public Lands, NJ- NJ Sea Grant Consortium
– AP Environmental Shade Tree Commission – NJ DEP Green Acres Program |
5. Public Meetings:
– November 10, 2008 Planning Board Meeting; over 50 advocates attended
– January 26, 2009 Planning Board Meeting; over 50 advocates attended
– May 18, 2011 City Council Meeting; over 75 advocates attended
– September 15, 2011 WRA Plan Advisory Committee Meeting, over 100
advocates attended
6. Memorial Day Rally, 2011:
 – Over 300 concerned citizens rallied
Prepared by the Oceanfront Preservation Coalition; April 9, 2012
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