Kind of hard to buy the "poor boater" argument . Makes me wonder if it's safe for broke people to be operating boats and perhaps not maintaining them safely.
It was a problem with cars and it is a problem with boats . ( A I'm a boater)
10 to 15 dollars to pay at a ramp is too much ? And what's with the public launch facility at Trader's cove ? Is it usable ?

The heated debate did have a humorous side when Toth reminded the main objector - the owner of Mermaid Marina - that his internet ad stated that he welcomes everyone to enjoy his marina and if you do not have a boat slip YOU CAN USE THE FREE RAMP A BLOCK AWAY. The mayor worked hard to get objectors to back his action - but remember that our bully mayor is a master debater.

It's real clear what what Acropolis is doing, he's removing the competition,a free boat ramp and sending residents/tax payers to the Municipal ramp so they have to pay a fee. nothing for free Acropolis is saying.

Acrapolis is pretty generous with his taxpayer funded pay checks. He makes 160 thousand dollars a year off the tax payers backs and he is willing to shell out 1 thousand for boat ramp fees. If the tax payers did not pay him or his wife and kids, for their government "jobs", they would all be living in tent city with the other bums.

Again Mr Mayor talks down to the taxpayer. How respectful.
Let's keep this in perspective, the ramp is used by people who are launching 16' outboard boats not the type the type or size of the mayors yaht and his friends.

Maybe our Mayor has money to burn, but the rest of us do not.We pay taxes to Brick and we should be allowed free public access into OUR waterways.

I agree if you can afford to pay for a boat for wave runner, you should be able to afford 10 bucks to launch it. If not then i guess its time to take up something free or stop being cheap.

A petition is available using signon.org to get the ramp reopened.

http://signon.org/sign/reopen-the-glenwood-place?source=c.em.mt&r_by=276627

Please sign, email friends, post to facebook... Get the word out.

i used the ramp often to launch a small 15' Speedster. it was very convenient to drop it in with my son taking the boat and me heading back to the house. $100 buys a lot of fuel for a small boat. As a taxpayer in Brick for 9 years on a lagoon it would be nice to get something in return.

Way to go Mayor! For the record, there isn't enough water there for my ex to drop his 33' speed boat-not sure where Mr. Mayor got the idea that they could be dropped in there. I do want to say thanks for making sure that me as a single mom can't use this free ramp anymore to drop my little 16' used jet boat in. I used trader's cove twice and had my truck broken into so that stupid $100 pass is worthless to me. I can't afford a pass at a better marina and keep the boat in good repair so I guess no more boat.

Does anyone know who paved this road? It has been a LONG time since Traders Cove was purchased, but wasn't one of the issues discussed then that there would be a free boat ramp for residents?

Nothing but another money grab. I mean come one. Open a township owned slip at a lower rate then marina slips and then close the free one.

Here's an idea. If there is too much traffic and noise at the free ramp then perhaps we should (brace for it , I know this is a difficult jump to make) open a couple a more free ones to relieve overcrowding at the original.
This township has far too much waterfront to only have the one. That is what the problem is.

I would hope everyone will download the link and read my response - it was too long to post here.... http://www.scribd.com/doc/101032843/I-Would-Like-to-Make-an-Illustration-of-a-Concept-With-Respect-to-the-Boat-Ramp-Issue-in-Brick

Frederick John LaVergne - "Democratic-Republican" for Congress - New Jersey's Third Congressional District.

smells like fascism to me !

time to run this scumbag out of town !!

"If anybody can't pay the $100 fee at Traders Cove, I'll pay for the first 10," said Acropolis. "I am willing to take $1,000 of my own money to pay for those first 10 people."

No Mayor you are willing to take $1000 of your money that is taken from the taxpayers who you WORK for.......with that siad, make sure 10 people take him up on his offer and if for no other reason to make him lose $1000

Bullet Dan Toth was elected to serve the Fayad Family which includes the Bullet Man's father who is married to Helen Fayad, and Dan himself who is a member of her sales staff. You see, Dan is also a broker, so he says. Apparently Bullet Dan is having a hard time selling or buying property because of this incident concerning urination and deficating across the street from the Fayad Empie. Our Mayor Steve Acropolis is on the right course because property values are diminishing in the area of the Fayad holdings which is a good example of alerting the public of the problems and then purchasing them from the disgruntled owners. Soon the Fayad Empire will expand and open a marina charging big $$$$$$ to launch your boat. Don't believe the Bullet Man Dan, he has visions of mucho $$$$$ runing around in his cheap head and with all this $$$$ he still won't change his Health Care from Brick to his wife's to save taxpayers $$$$. Soon more on Bullet Man concerning his illegal automobile license plate which has a medallion (NJ State Legislature) on it. Dan has more time on council to misimpersonate fellow taxpayers. Can we afford him anymore? Think about it. Dan has got to go. He should make like a tree and leave..

Danny Boy you may be running for either reelection as council or for mayor the only problem is first we will not back you or work for you and if you find some poor people to work for your campaign all your past indiscretions will come to light! You are a looser but your ego is too inflated to see! Mayor Dan, Assemblymen Dan, Senator Dan ANT NO WAY! We will be at any and all your public appearances and we will expose you for what you are Brick town’s very own Rev. Al Sharpton want to be!

Brick is not a "police state". The barrier needs to be removed.

Here's an idea for the gentleman that needs a free ramp to "feed his family" with the fish he catches from his boat. Sell the boat! Then use the money for food. Also, it would be interesting to see how many people would change their view on closing the ramp if people were urinating in view from your home. Act with some couth and maybe these privileges would not be taken away. Everyone has something to complain about- really, this is not a big enough issue to call the mayor a facist. Give me a break.

I would think that if this was "Public Access" that the "Public" would have been informed about the closing. Is this democracy, or dictatorship?

Wake up people, dont you see what is going on? Steve closed this ramp in order to FORCE us to use traders cove and FORCE us to put even more money in the town coffers for him to spend on what ever the whim of the week is.

This is blanant and as clear as the nose on your face. When the hell are the feds going to make themselves known in brick? Scarpelli was a chior boy compared to Acropolis!

"The administration is not going to open up the boat ramp again," said Acropolis.
This is our wonderful dictator, i mean mayor...Ok, lets just get rid of this admin and hope the door DOES hit acropolis in the a&* on the way out. what a jerk this guy is. bring back scarpelli, at least he cared about us....i think i'd rather have a crook then what we have now.

Here goes bullying again by Acroplois and his administration.
A year from now we can launch our boats and elect a new Mayor.

Acropolis and Toth are both gone next election. It is obvious that acrapolis is in it for himself and his families financial benefit. Toth and his family are benefitting finanially also, only they do it through the back door while he pretends to care mostly about the town. Toth is better than Acrapolis, but not good enough to re-elect.

Dear Mr. Sholty, There very well be reasons for the closure. MY point is that it is a PUBLIC ACCESS and it was not brought to the PUBLIC's attention. It was just closed without any notice. Were the girls defecating and urinating arrested for(at the very least) indecent exposure? Were the police called? Is there a report? is this why it wasn't brought to the PUBLiC? I don't have a boat or even know where this is. I just know when I smell something bad.

make it so it will be only boats, up to 8 ft, in with and maybe 20 ft, long ,and close it at 8:30 pm. or 9:00 pm. I think thats fare.. I'm new to all of this, So please...I'm trying to help..

Dan Toth and Mayor ACRAPOLIS Have been butting heads for a long time and there both Republicans..hummm ..

The paving was done by a private contractor with dark green trucks with a yellow logo/signage. Definately not town trucks. As for the guard rail and shoulders, I did not see this being done.

I can see it now: The ramp re-opens and suddenly there's another story about losing our garbage collection and firing 30 police officers.

The people who bought and live near the free ramp knew it was there when they bought they're properties. I sympathise with the reported abuses they are dealing with but the urination and defication is a police matter.
I've launch my Kayak's there for the last few years. Public discussions before heavy handed decisions are made a thing of the past is this town. I have signed the petition and have also volunteered to clean this area on a weekly basis.
The opinions that if you "can't afford $100 a year then you shouldn't have a boat." are astounding to me !!!
KEEP IT FREE !!!
This is a great location to LAUNCH a campaign.

Evidently our real estate agent and lawyer forgot to inform us that by buying a home across from a boat ramp may include public urination foul language not to mention the launching of high performance boats at all hours of the night.I agree it is sad that it had to come to this but something needed to be done.As far as some residents that feel some type of proof needs to be provided am I supposed to set up a tripod.If there is away of controlling this I am all for it .You can't expect residents to call the police everytime these actions take place that would be ridiculous.My neighbor who has been here for almost fifty years said it was not always like this.I would hate to believe that this the norm when buy a home across from a boat ramp.

If we can have cameras at red llights, why can't we have cameras at areas like this. I understand that some dumpsters have cameras to catch people doing illegal dumping.
Saying that.. I meant police reports, and YES, the police should be called each and every time someone is defecating and/or urinating in public. Also, I thought it wasn't deep enuff there to launch those big boats.
shy was this done secretly. Nothing was posted to advise people that this would be closed by a certain date? That would have been the courteous thing to do.

It's kind of funny how we continue to discuss the concept of public property. I'm not sure exactly when it happened but it has become evident that at some point in time "public" property became TOWNSHIP property and is to be treated as private property owned by said township. It's really quite sad.
As I said before the best solution to this really would have been to look for more sites to open free ramps throughout the waterfront to relieve overcrowding at this one because that is really what the heart of the issue is.

Which leads to the question of why isn't the traders cove ramp free? It's a park right? public property? for the public to use? nope township property and you best pay the township more to use it. Taxes? nah they don't really cover that. It's not like it was our money that built it right?

Keep the ramp closed and start using Traders Cove. I'd like to keep my garbage being collected. Thank you.

" Move out if need be but there always will be a Brick, "The jewel of South Jersey." With or without you"

Funny coming from a man who has only been a resident of Brick since March of 1999, and only lives here for 6 months out of the year, the other 6 is spent in flordia, tell people who have lived here for 50 years to move if they dont like it. Tell me Art is that what you were told up north when you came here 12 years ago?

Seriously Artie, move on move out, Steve will put you in front of the bus to lessen the impact it has on him. Ask anyone who has had anything to do with him. I hear Mikey is singing so loud they even put off his sentencing because his song is so sweet.

Is the launch in Forge Pond off of RT70 still open?? I know its a bit out of the way from Mantoloking rd, but if you have a smaller low draft vessel, it still FREE. Only downfall is you have to go under Rt70 so boat has to have low deck height.

When I saw the road being paved, I thought they were improving the ramp not closing it!! WHY did they pave the road? So the house next to the ramp has a new 171 ft road in front of it,? I am sure there are many of us who would like a nice new road in front of our houses. I think there is more to this than forcing boaters to pay at Traders Cove.

Lets cut all the bull, the question is dose the mayor have the right to close a public access point to the public water way on his own without the approval of the Township Council and a discussion at an meeting open to the residents of Brick except in an emergency (which this is not). The answer is a big NO. The mayor has taken it upon himself to decide what he wants. For what ever reason the mayor decided he wanted this ramp closed without input from the towns residents. I would think that most resident do not care on way or another if the ramp is open or close. They should be concerned in the way it was done. What will be next that the mayor desides is in his veiw is best for the residents.
The person who stated if you do not like it you can move well I got some news for them I pay taxes the same as them, I have a right to live here and have a right to voice my opinion the same as any one else, like it or not. This is not their private little town, Brick belongs to all of us and we all have the same rights.
The mayor is wrong, the ramp should be reopened NOW, then if the mayor feels it should be closed it should be addressed at a public meeting at which time the residents who care can voice their opinion and the Town Council can deside

Dear Mayor Steve,

I would like my free $100 donated to the campaign of whoever runs against you. Thanks.

I drove down Mantoloking road earlier today and looked down the street as I passed and saw that the metal barrier pictured above isn't there any more. There was a wooded barrier instead. Anyone know what happened? Did some angry person steal the metal one? If so I guess putting up wood is cheaper if its going to get stolen. LOL

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET GET BACK TO THE REAL PROBLEMS IN BRICK LIKE TAXES,PEOPLE LOSING THERE HOME..?? WHO CARES WERE THERE GOING TO LAUNCH THERE BOATS ..ARE YOU KIDDIN ME ..WAKE UP AND GET BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO...TRADERS COVE , FRENCHMANS DUMP...WASTE OF OUR MONEY ..NOT HELPING THE PROBLEMS IN TOWN ..STOP WITH THE CRAP...