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Comments (3)
am i crazy or does the mayor of ventnor city really believe that the taxpayers should pay for this!!
i have been told that the 'pier' has 170 members, is not public. and the the city wants to float a bond and raise taxes to repair it. what a waste!. when a lot of people pay for something for the benefit of a few what is it called?
private clubs are funded by their membership not by taxpayers.
ventnor has the highest taxes on absecon island, appears to be run by cronies who have a poor record at finishing projects or being mindful of taxpayers money. a few examples;
1, there was the dune project
2, the reboarding of boardwalk , now that is a real landmark,lies incomplete because not enough wood was ordered.
3,$8,000,000 was spent for a library that now houses a museum and cultural center. (by the way less than a mile away margate has a library.
4,many residents and property owners were moved from a part of ventnor to make way for a 'development'. nothing ever happened as the developer pulled out of the deal, so i hear.
from my viewpoint these town officials feel they can do what they want because they know that many of the homeowners are not residents and do not vote.
ventnor will tax it self out of business, values will fall, people will leave , the tax base will get worse.
somehow the mayor, the city and state representatives need to become accountable, to look beyond the wants of a few to fairness for the whole population.
someone or group has to become outraged. people need to yell out there windows
" we are sick and tired and not going to take it anymore"!
what you think!
Posted by stuart feinzig | August 7, 2007 4:37 PM
Posted on August 7, 2007 16:37
you are absolutely correct!!!! could not have said it better myself. own a home (summer) and am now thinking of moving due to tax increases. We worked long and hard to be able to buy at the shore but there comes a time when you have to be practical. we love the town, can't stand the ineptitude of the officials, and it doesn't appear that it's going to change. What a shame and what a waste of such a beautiful area. are the Ventnor officials happy that so many homes are for sale?? figure it out.
Posted by carol becker | May 13, 2008 5:36 PM
Posted on May 13, 2008 17:36
The authors of the previous comments are confused. The Ventnor Fishing Pier is not a club. It is owned and operated by the City and is open to the public. To help defray the operating costs, people wishing to use the pier must pay either a short term or seasonal fee and Ventnor Taxpayers are given a break--they pay a fraction of what others pay and Seniors living in Ventnor pay even less.
From time to time city governments are faced with funding public initiatives that benefit certain parts of the constituency and not others. It clearly is a delicate balancing act. Some people may like the library and not the pier; some the pier and not the library (me for example); while others may like both or neither. It is tough trying to please a diverse community such as that in Ventnor. However, if you do not like the decisions that the mayor and city council have made, then protest their actions. Have the electorate vote them out. That is the democratic process. If you cannot get your friends and neighbors to do this, you are free to move somewhere else. You are not serfs bonded to the land.
Posted by Yale Brown | September 1, 2008 10:57 PM
Posted on September 1, 2008 22:57