Couple of failed businesses there would keep me from using that site! Just like the hot dog place on Mantoloking Rd, how many times has that place changed hands?

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The Arby's building is in a horrible spot just like the many failed restaraunts that were in the stand alone building tucked back by the road on the corner of Cedar Bridge and Rte 70.

It's not a convient location for customers, you saw what happend to the previous two businesses.

I had no clue there was a planning board in Brick and I lived here all my life. How do you explain the houses built so close together in the McMansion neighborhoods that you can hear your neighbor fart with the windows closed? Some planning! Are they paid?

Amen, you must be a long time resident like myself. Remember when in the off season there was no traffic? Now I can't make the 3 mile drive to the P.O. in less than 20 minutes.

Are you talking about Brick or Lakewood?

I know exactly what you mean! Once upon a time there was no traffic in Brick.

More grazing for the "sheeple" of this town. Their shepherds are the fast food chains.

hey why NOT its its already in Howell... BTW I dont know why brick has the the stereotype of " bricktucky" Since most people I meet are originally from North Jersey, Jersey city, Bayonne area

Chief Whahoo: All we need now is a NASCAR oval track and we're set! : ) Hey...WE GOT THAT EMPTY LOT!!! We can make the first NASCAR circle, not oval, track!! We can call it the "(Crappy food sponsor) Brick-tuky 1,200!!" Yeeeeee-haaaaaw!!!!

RE Brick MOM of 3 you said it The ignorant morons who ruined north jersey & make NJ the butt of all jokes whine & complain about the "good “parts of Nj aka anything south or the rearend aka Raritan river (I refer to it as rearend because that’s what 95% of the people are from north of it are also I also call it staten island west) . My wife & I are amazed when we visit South Jersey & the difference. Fewer jerk off drivers no obnoxious loud mouths or rude morons pushing their way in front of you…. Well except those from up north. You can keep the hell holes of Bayonne & jersey city OBTW Im NOT a native of brick or even Nj but Brick is as far north as I can stand… I cant even deal with Freehold or monmouth mall area too may north jersey jerrkoffs like wahoo & lew

We DO need more fast food places, I want a Golden Coral, a Long John Silvers ( that will go over real big in a town that can catch their own if they want) and a In and Out Burger (actually I'm not being sarcastic about that, In and Out will put all the other burger places in town out of business, they are the best burger place on the planet). and Roy Rodgers ( What" wait didn't I read that's in the plans already?

I don't think of it as " Pride & tradition" as many people , I think its rude & degrading and insulting

dislike the term also..

@Brick Mom
"Rude, degrading & insulting" I hope no one from Kentucky is on this board. They'll be really insulted.

Most original Brick people moved to NC, SC and Virginia when the people from northern NJ started moving down here and made Bricktucky. (?) ( Don't care for the term either.) No place like Brick, love it or leave it.

Like I've stated, I've lived here all my life so I kind of know where sayings about Brick came from, people in towns such as Sea Girt, Manasquan and Point Beach have called Brick, Bricktucky for as long as I can remember. One of my friends was dating a girl from Manasquan and I actually heard her sister say to her. "Your not going out with that boy from Bricktucky are you? Daddy will kill you!" Now a guy from Bricktucky was a hero to his pals if he scored with a Squan Rich Bitch. It's a thing that's been going on for decades and that kiddies ends tonights lesson of Ocean County History.

again as I stated earlier Im not from NJ & not a native of Brick BUT I do remember at my 1st job here some schmuck form North Jersey referring to the area as the "sticks' BUT again lets not let FACST like the Brick/TR area (76,000 & 86,000 per 2000 census) has the 5th highest combined pop in NJ But since its not all concentrated on 8 city blocks of hell its the sticks....Just for a reference the town I was born & raised in had just lost its official " small town" designation (over 15k people per 2000 census) just before I moved here & the areas in NC & SC most of the people are fleeing too are much smaller than Brick. So its just ignorance of the so called elitists (aka rich biatch & eggheads) calling Brick bricktuckey Brick is mostly a blue-collar working mans town. Now as for the complaints about the chains vs local establishments there are good & bad in both some local places peep rave about I have been under impressed & disappointed in. Down south you cant get near a CFA during lunch/dinner

No store yet last I heard a month ago. They are building before their permits (and the $20,000 dollars they cost) expire.

I'm sure the tax break is pretty sweet not to mention that whole development was one big sleazy backroom deal.

Is Chick-fil- A a tax exempt organization just like Pat Robertson's TV network?

Don't forget that we are not only from Bricktucky....we are also considered OTB!!! (Over The Bridge!!) A bunch of Monmouth Realtors started that!

they r very anti same sex marriage i will not eat there

To janice, please tell us the places you do frequent so we can stay away because PC people and PC places make us want to puke.

opinionated its not being pc its just my own feelings about it so i will have to live without you as a friend oh well i will go on im sure

janice, I think you're trying to say you're not PC but the definition is if you don't agree with the political opinions of a business, you stay away. Personally, I don't mix politics with food, it makes me nauseous.

to each his own

so what chic fil a is more healthy than mickey d

Or you could just walk a little further down Cedar Bridge to that new giant liquor store near Harbor Freight. On your way you can grab a slice of pizza, get your nails done and do your laundry at a variety of places.

Ri-Brickulous, that is hilarious and everything about it is so true!

I know! They fit the description then get offended for fitting the description! We have so many issues that are far more important...

Thank you, Leaving NJ! : ) We have so much material over here to laugh and joke about that is truly something. Ever been to a Shop Rite, A&P, or Pathmark and come across someone who is so obese that they need a scooter to shop...but are parked at the snack chip isle first thing and loading up and contemplation how many chip bags they can buy and which ones they have to fill up on? That's the majority of our name.

How many times have you had friends tell you or read posts on Facebook "going to breakfast at McDonalds" or "going to lunch at Wendy's" or "going to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wing" on maybe all in the same week? Top that off by the same people saying organic fruits and vegetables are too expensive...but a Big Mac combo is cheap, right? Welcome to Brick-tucky!

We have all those businesses to keep our property taxes down!!!
Oh wait, they were raised 24% by Acropolis in the last few years and will probably go up another 50% after all the money we are borrowing from the storm.

Be careful there. The people who messed up NJ, NY, etc. are retiring and going south. Florida is starting to get messed up. Just something for you to look forward to.

I beg your pardon, But I find the Rainbow one hell of a great place to eat, owned by locals (even thought they're Greek) and it's anything but fast food.

K.G. and Katherine: In the past 5 years of living down here, Arby's and Bonefish Grill have been the only "chains" that I personally chose to eat. Just looking at those Wendy's, McDonalds, KFC, etc places makes me nauseous. Anytime I go to Bonefish Grill to pick up an order of shrimp and see all those cars wrapped around that McDonalds drive through makes me shake my head. I pay less for 2 orders of shrimp that that one person does for their garbage in a bun combo. That's pathetic...

I know!!! A whole Foods would be awesome!!! Not in our area...and boy does it show in the summertime!! Our whole town could be one giant episode of What Not To Wear!!! Oh the humanity!! Yikes!!!

Whole Foods is not what it's all cracked up to be. They have been caught selling "non local" in their stores (like things from China) Whole Foods is supposed to get their food from local farmers or at least American sources.

Hey Ghost, like I told Leaving. Texas will get bad when enough of those fleeing Californians arrive.

I'm afraid your right on that one...Maybe Alaska

Ghost, take my word. Texas is not what it's cracked up to be either. Be sure to learn Spanish before you go.

We can only hope and pray, Bob...only hope and pray!

yesssssss

By the amount of homes for sale in my area, people aren't waiting for someday, it's now or never. Instead of putting "For Sale" signs on ones property, it may be better to have a "Not For Sale" sign on the property. would be less of a clutter of signs if they did.

We think others are helping to make that happen.

this town went to hell long before him .they are all out for themselves not the people and the dem acrats are even worse

It is often a matter of money, or fear of a failed location. The thing is the Township has no power to require a business to go into a existing store. Also the Township does not open these businesses, or decides what business should open. I would not want the Township to decide what the best businesses, best locations, or best use of a building is. That is for the market to decide. Do I think we need another fast food restaurant in Brick, No. But Chick-Fil-A does. I trust their judgement more then the municipal government. They are the ones taking the risk and investing the money to open the store. If it is a bad choice they will close. That is a free market.

White Castle has bounced on and off planning board agendas the past few years. They were interested in building near the location of the old Poor Boy sandwich shop at Brick Blvd/Hooper.

The white castle washed away in the storm. :0(
Sorry to break it to you. It is not the place you remember any longer around here. We have tracking devices in our trash bins and cars, large oversized box chains landed on our town. There is one big ugly orange one right in the center. The government is basically broke because the politicians stole with two hands and four pockets. The mom and pop stores and restaurants have mostly all closed. Half the town is for sale or rent and Lakewood is just poised to buy it up so they can have their empire. Windward Beach is replete with felled trees, The Foodtown Lot is a garbage dump our library was redone taking out the grand staircase and cameras monitor our every move at traffic intersections. But look at the bright side we still have the dollar store, since we lost 12 percent of our tax base the taxes will be going up, as will your home and flood insurances. The services the town used to provide have all been cut, cut, cut. If you still want to move back please let me know as I hear tell you can't sell a house. I haven't even tried and am looking to bale. Not the town I used to know here any longer.

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cameras monitor our every move at traffic intersections
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Nope! That's how the traffic lights control options like left turn lanes, instead of sensors buried under the roadway. Much easier to repair/replace in the event of a malfunction.
Who care where you make a turn? Sound a bit PARANOID to me...

If you don't have a tinfoil hat yet, here's more fodder for you....
If you have a smart phone, the gov't can know where you are as long as the battery in it is working, if they really cared to, but the likelihood is extremely low. Same deal with EZ Pass .
The cops video scan parked cars' license plates for suspected violators in major cities.
Anything you buy with a credit card , or whenever you use a grocery store customer card for discounts, or most of the things you do online are recorded , There are 6 trackers on this website alone : adtech, advertising.com, chartbeat, facebook connect, new relic, and twitter button. Check for yourself with Ghostery or another tracker blocker.
Lots of personal intrusion out there, the camera-like devices at traffic lights isn't one of them.

That is the Brick-Tucky way! Heee-haw!!

This is from twp website. They just decide if the application meets the master plan. Not if it is a good idea as a business decision. The correct parking, traffic flow, set backs and in the correct zone and it is approved.
Planning Board Members
Planning Board member list.
2013 Revised February 6, 2013
Postition:Name Term Expiration

CHAIRMAN: John Catalano 12/16
VICE CHAIRMAN: Joseph Marra12/16
Mayor Stephen Acropolis
Mayor's Designee: Dominick Rappoccio 12/13
Councilwoman Susan Lydecker12/13
Skott Burkland12/15
Rocco Palmieri 12/13
Frank Beshears12/13
James A. Coakley 12/13
Shawn Scott12/14
Alternate I:
Alternate II:Michael Liloia 12/13
ATTORNEY: Joseph D. Coronato, Esq.
ENGINEER: John LeCompte,P.E., Remington, Vernick & Vena
MUNICIPAL PLANNER: Michael P. Fowler, AICP
SECRETARY: Judith Fox Nelson
COURT STENOGRAPHERS: Denise Sweet, LLC

@ coolerhead. Tight knit group you got there. I tried to get the names from the town sight but the links were broken.

whats the Big deal, you know how many business in Lakewood are tax except???

I can't afford to raise my house.