Belmar First Aid Squad

10/24/2022

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/belmar-slash-lake-como/sections/government/articles/business-administrator-kirschenbaum-prepared-file-used-by-police-in-arrest-of-first-aid-squad-member

BELMAR, NJ—The drama of the dissolution of the Belmar First Aid Squad turned “painful” for one member who was arrested and threatened with jail time in November 2021 on allegations that he stole...

10/21/2022

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/belmar-slash-lake-como/sections/government/articles/belmar-paid-1-2m-to-business-administrator-kirschenbaum-s-brother-in-law-for-a-contaminated-property

BELMAR, NJ — Following the fall of the 93-year-old Belmar First Aid Squad in April 2021, and a contentious, unsuccessful back and forth regarding the borough’s effort to purchase the BFAS’s former...

10/15/2022

Demo

10/14/2022

09/10/2021

Home Belmar BelmarMonmouth County Homebuilder,‌ ‌First‌ ‌Aid‌ ‌Squad‌ ‌strike‌ ‌deal‌ ‌ for‌ ‌Belmar‌ ‌site‌ ‌ By Michael Nunes - September 10, 2021 73 views Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email The Belmar First Aid squad has filed a motion of dissolution. (M...

07/27/2021

The Referendum Petition in protest of the Adoption of Ordinance No. 2021-17 was filed this afternoon with the Clerk of the Borough of Belmar, with 424 bipartisan signatures. This was approximately 150 more signatures than was required by law.

By signing this Petition, these voters demand, that the Mayor and Counsel hold a referendum vote on whether or not this ordinance be adopted.

In simpler terms, this administration, via this ordinance, would have acquired the BFAS building for $1.5M via negotiation or Eminent Domain. It refused to purchase the property with the same conditions as agreed to by submission of its bid, and no further negotiations were entered into.

07/25/2021

I had lunch with Ken Thompson recently, here in Palm Coast. This pic was hanging on his living room wall.
Left to right bottom: Ken Thompson, Stephen Hines, Bruce Blattner, Joe Yehle; let to right top: Bill Quackenbush, Paul Baskin, Fred Rible, Frank Frosch, Bill Goss, Bill
Goss, Sr. And Joe Domel
FRANNY——

07/23/2021

This is the last weekend for all registered voters to sign the Peittion for a referendum vote in November, on the issue of allowing this administration to acquire the BFAS building for $1.5M, via negotiation or Eminant Domain. As a reminder, their plan, per information provided by their attorney, is to consolidate 3 fire companies, and EMS services on that corner. Your vote can make that determination in November. There are many walkers in your neighborhoods obtaining signatures If you would like to sign, message me here, privately, or through the BFAS page. Any questions, feel free to reach out, as well.

07/16/2021

07/15/2021

Sadly, there are numerous misstatements in Mayor Walsifer’s July 15 letter to the Editor, but these three warrant an immediate response:

FIRST

The BFAS NEVER changed its conditions. In its bid for the property, the Borough submitted the same “Certification Regarding Future Development” that all bidders were required to sign. In that certification, the Borough vowed that it would NOT EXPAND THE EXISTING NONCONFORMING USE OF THE PROPERTY. The deed restriction our attorney drafted, simply would have made that condition a restriction so it would be binding on the Borough. THE CONDITIONS DID NOT CHANGE.

SECOND:

The Mayor claims in his letter to the Editor, that the Borough rejected the deed restriction because “not one minor change would be allowed for years to come to the building or the parking lot.” But the Borough Attorney NEVER STATED THE BOROUGH WOULD ACCEPT A LESS RESTRICTIVE CONDITION. The BFAS would, of course, be willing to consider restrictions that would allow alterations and some expansion of the building in the future. Instead, the Borough INSISTED that the property be sold without any restrictions whatsoever on the building’s expansion or future use, and repeatedly threatened to use eminent domain to acquire the property unless the BFAS dropped that condition.

THIRD

The Mayor mischaracterizes as a “rumor” published reports that the Borough rejected the deed restriction because the Borough plans to expand the BFAS building to house all three fire companies, along with the first aid. THIS WAS NOT THEN, AND IT IS NOT NOW, A RUMOR. In fact, this was the exact reason Borough Attorney Jerry Dasti gave to BFAS attorney Ken Pringle during their call on June 11, 2021 when Dasti rejected the proposed deed restriction. See the first sentence of the attached letter of Mr. Pringle dated 7/14/2021 confirming Mr. Dasti’s statement.

Finally, any suggestion that the BFAS has not made its financial information available is untrue. It can be found now, and has been, for quite some time, on our website at "www.belmarfirstaid.com" under Financials.

We hope this somewhat clears up exactly why a Petition is circulating. By taking eminent domain off the table, and opposing the Ordinance 2021-17, it gives all of you a say as to what you want done with the building, instead of letting Walsifer take the building to build and expand on it, exactly like his attorney conveyed to our attorney. If anyone has any questions, please message for clarification. No question is off the table for us to answer. We understand there are a lot of documents, and they are very confusing, and this is very tiring, but the truth is really very simple. The Mayor and his BA will build an emergency sevices hub, combinig 3 fire companies and a first aid department, housing many emergency services vehicles on the corner of 9th and D, if given the opportunity, and they are willing to take this building via eminent domain to do so. Do you want that in your neighborhood? By signing this Petition for a vote in November, you can determine this outcome for your town.

07/12/2021

If any registered voter of Belmar would like to sign the Petition explained in the prior post, please contact one of the committee members, or Jeannie Hines, through this page..

07/09/2021

This will be attended by reps from Ford, media and First Aid members on July 16th at 1:00. All are welcome to attend the send- off of our beloved ambulance and our story to a place for all to appreciate.

https://starnewsgroup.com/2021/07/07/antique-ambulance-sought-for-henry-ford-museum/

BelmarMonmouth County Antique ambulance sought for Henry Ford Museum By Michael Nunes - July 7, 2021 860 views Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email BELMAR — The former Belmar First Aid Squad has already secured its place in history, being one of the oldest first aid squads in the nation, but ...

07/09/2021

In the latter part of the article Ken Pringle explains the Petition in further detail.

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07/08/2021

TO THE RESIDENTS OF BELMAR:

Ordinance 2021-17, notwithstanding many objections, was passed. This allows Mayor Walsifer and his BA, acting on your behalf, to acquire the Belmar First Aid building for $1,500,000.00, or by EMINENT DOMAIN, if negotiations to purchase with no restrictions fail.

The BFAS believes you should have a say regarding this plan to acquire the property.

Attached is a Petition protesting the adoption of this ordinance at this time, requiring it to be placed on the November ballot, so that you can make your own decision on this ordinance, and not this governing body for you.

Signing this Petition, will give you that opportunity in your November vote.

If you would like to sign, please contact one of the people on the Committee of Petitioners, or private message us through this page, and we will have someone come to you for your signature. If you have any questions at all, please message through this page and we will call you immediately.

06/25/2021

Thank you, Mr. Bean, for your excellent, on-point insight, and bold and entertaining prose!

06/14/2021

https://belmarfirstaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/91176.pdf