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Residents question paid-parking revenue as council approves consent agenda and redevelopment step
Summary
A public commenter pressed the council about low paid-parking revenue figures and possible use of condemnation to address parking shortfalls; council approved the consent agenda and moved forward on a redeveloper designation for a Seaport parcel.
At a public session the Borough of Belmar heard pointed questions about paid parking revenue and parking-supply options as the council approved its consent agenda and advanced a redeveloper designation.
Resident Eugene Kramer, who identified himself by name and address, told the council the parking-utility revenue numbers in the budget appeared low given Belmar’s beachfront and marina assets. "That number seems to be extremely low," Kramer said, referencing a prior figure of about $137,000 and a budgeted projection near $133,000.
Mayor Mary Buck Fusco and staff responded that budget line items differ from actual receipts and that the budgeted figure in the parking utility is not a day-by-day revenue statement. The administration said it maintains a weekly report of parking revenues and would provide fuller breakdowns to the council on request.
Kramer also suggested adding 23 spaces under the plaza at 10th Avenue to paid parking and urged the borough to consider condemnation only as a last resort — while acknowledging the borough must pay for any property it acquires. Council members said condemnation is an option in the toolbox but that they currently had no plans for it.
On procedural business, the council moved and approved the consent agenda by roll-call vote. The meeting record shows affirmative roll-call responses for the motions as read; staff indicated the text of several resolutions will be corrected for typos and technical edits and that comments made on the record will be incorporated into revised resolutions.
Council also offered Resolution 2025-109 to designate a redeveloper for Block 87, Lots 12 and 3 in the Seaport redevelopment area and authorized preparing a redevelopment agreement; staff said public comments about technical edits would be reflected in a revised version of the resolution.
