Point Pleasant Beach: Mayor Kanitra has made a post about the new beach regulations passed at council last night.
With articles already being written, I wanted to quickly address the sweeping new beach and boardwalk rules passed by the Council late last night.
First and foremost, these measures were taken to stem the tide of disrespect that has been left unchecked for the past 5 years or so. You can’t just wish problems away. And when things continue to get worse, action, not words, are all that will change the course. While it saddened me that some members of the Council chose to put special interest needs before those of the residents, I was incredibly encouraged by the steely resolve of Councilwomen Testa and Byrnes and Councilman Vitale.
Last night we took control of the situation by limiting the size of coolers so that it’s harder to hide contraband. We established a legal minimum age for those who check coolers, so our children aren’t expected to search for substances they legally can’t touch. We banned loud, obnoxious music from being played by those who feel the need to selfishly bother everyone around them. We have limited the ability to gather on the beach after hours to stop the influx of people seeking to make their own parties and trashing our shoreline in the process. And finally, we’ve taken measures to ensure beach operators have some skin in the game when it comes to restricting public drug and alcohol usage.
People will still be able to walk the lateral shoreline. People will still be able to go down to the beach for fireworks night. Surfers, fishermen and divers will still be allowed to do their thing. Your usage of the beach will not see much difference. But those who come here to disrespect our town, our residents and our natural resources should take this as a clear message that we have the resolve to do whatever is necessary to stop you from your heinous behavior. This cannot and will not be allowed to continue.
Bout time. Let’s sea SSH follow that.
Good luck with that one
Good!
Be nice if SSH had the testicular fortitude to do the same thing.
Awesome !! Hopefully they can enforce this.
Rules and regulations are great until it involves you!!
What’ll this guy do now?? ????(holding huge Bluetooth speaker in front of him)
Jill Marie Stelman what a douche.
The cooler rule is ridiculous.
It will force families to go elsewhere… yet Ppb want families.
#Dumbass mayor.
They have security check coolers… wtf… fire security for letting things go.
Joe Daniel they were doing this in sandy hook this past weekend.
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So these rules or ordinances are enacted without any public input. Usually this takes a few meeting to go through the process but I guess it does not matter anymore governing body’s just do whatever the hell they want to do our system of checks and balances is no more. Ppl I’d start getting pissed off. Your lives mean nothing to the ppl in power now. And this is just one small town…
Mark Zambella These ordinances were passed at a Council Meeting in which the public can speak at.
Mark Zambella I disagree. I think these rules are needed, since people can’t respect our beaches. What is in there to get pissed about?
Be nice if Seaside did this as well.
There is no hope for SS.
So I can’t smoke my legal weed on the beach the same way these cigarette smokers smoke ?????? It just don’t make sense to me
Christina Perrone cigarette smoking has been banned for awhile
Robyn Cherubini they have designated areas off the boardwalk
All I’m saying is why can’t I smoke my weed the same way people smoke cigarettes with out all the Karen’s calling the cops on me smh
Christina Perrone oh ok now I understand what you’re saying ????
They got rules for coolers and gatherings and alcohol and drugs well what about legal weed
Christina: Alcohol is legal but just like “legal” weed, there are restrictions.
But u can drink on the boardwalk at the bars right where kids are walking around right outside the doors ppl get shitfaced drunk and start fights while kids watch right but me smoking my little bit of reefer upsets so many people it’s just stupid
Christina Perrone I smoke weed and cigarettes and still think you’re a fucking dummy…. so take your crying bullshit somewhere else!????♂️
Michael Ducoli says the leprechaun In the hood ????
Christina Perrone
Christina Perrone state law trumps town ordinance everyday of the week any where you can smoke cigarettes you can smoke your medical marijuana no if ands or buts your ???? allowed, been in the mmj program since almost day 1
Daniel Kessel thanks for that info
Michael Ducoli u look like
Christina Perrone if that’s not the pot calling the kettle black then I don’t know what the fuck is…????????????♂️
If there is a designated smoking area then you can consume your legal cannabis there. If there is a sign that says no smoking, you cannot consume yoir legal cannabis there. What’s hard to understand about that?
Christina Perrone
I believe the state law is you can smoke medical marijuana anywhere you can smoke cigarettes so they’ll be in court
Christina Perrone you cant smoke cigs on the beaches
Didn’t the fake “legal weed” legislation have stipulations about towns enacting ordinances specific to it? Think I recall that being part of the pitch to get people to buy in to that scam………..
You haven’t been able to smoke cigarettes on the beach for years…but thats the least of your problems…It doesn’t matter if your weed is legal its illegal to everyone else!! There’s little kids and even adults we don’t want to breathe it in just cause you want to do it. You think especially now people want that in their lungs. Omg have common sense and stop being a total idiot!! Plus you publicly post burning down a police station?! THAT’S ILLEGAL IF YOU CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR WEED!!! STAY AWAY STAY HOME AND WISE UP!!!!
Amen!!!!
yes! yes! yes! finally someone in authority with nerve enough to stand up instead of laying down all the time.
Joe Lewis
Refreshing to see someone stand their ground on common courtesy and not give into special interests. Can this guy run to take over NJ?!
Keep America Red #MAGA2020 ????????????❤
Republicans have balls!
Democrats have no brains!
Ban the Bennies!!!!!!
Listen when you drink around me or my kids we are not drinking with you, but when you smoke around us we smoke. THINK…
Good for them! There is nothing unreasonable with these restrictions.