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Speakers at Asbury Park meeting raise housing authority and policing concerns, ask about stop-sign placement and request grant support for Westside project
Summary
During public participation, callers accused the housing authority director of misconduct and the police of filing false reports; another speaker asked why stop signs are placed before railroad tracks; the Westside Community Center group requested a support letter for a Neighborhood Choice Grant and announced a community meeting.
Multiple members of the public used the Jan. 28 Asbury Park City Council meeting’s public-comment period to raise safety, housing and neighborhood-development concerns.
Nancy Sedeno of 1000 Fourth Avenue asked why stop signs in Asbury Park are placed before the railroad tracks while neighboring Bradley Beach places some stop signs at the tracks. A city staff member (identified in the record as James) explained the local placement is intended to avoid vehicles stopping on the tracks; he said it is safer to have cars stop before the tracks so that if a gate comes down they are not stopped over the rails.
Nancy Phillips, who identified herself as…
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