Plan for paid parking east of railroad nixed – Star News Group
By: Alex Dyer | Published: 2025-07-18 11:00:00 | Source: starnewsgroup.com
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The borough council on Tuesday rejected a proposed ballot question that would have established paid parking on all borough-owned streets east of the railroad tracks.
The motion to draft the parking question was originally made by Councilman Art Gant at the May 20 council meeting as a means for municipal revenue.
No details were given at that meeting as to the proposal for such a parking system, including how it would affect residents of those neighborhoods, pricing or a timeline for the transition, should such a question be put to voters.
The council requested that the draft include free parking for residents in these neighborhoods.
The resolution to cancel the referendum was on Tuesday night’s agenda alongside a resolution that would have approved…
