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Bay Club residents press council over overnight parking enforcement; Veterans Park damage also raised
Summary
Bay Club residents urged the council to stop enforcing a 1 a.m.–4 a.m. no-parking rule at Taylor Avenue after recent tickets; police and councilors said the rule was adopted to preserve public parking for businesses. Residents also urged action after Veterans Park's new sod deteriorated following summer events and heavy rain.
Residents used the public-comment period at the July 14 Beach Haven council meeting to press officials on two recurring issues: overnight parking enforcement at the Taylor Avenue bay-end lot and damage to Veterans Park from flea markets and summer events.
Dan Young, speaking on behalf of 18 Bay Club property owners, said residents began receiving tickets after a new officer enforced a local ordinance that bans parking between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. in the lot. Young said Bay Club owners believed prior zoning or practice allowed resident parking there and requested one of three remedies: recognize the prior parking arrangement, direct the police not to enforce the restriction against Bay Club residents, or issue permit stickers that would allow…
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