The town, Point Pleasant Beach, is in violation of a state statute banning fees for beach access to children under 12, a spokesman for the attorney general's office said yesterday, citing a letter sent Friday.
Though Mr. Conrad, chairman of the Budget Committee, said he was not aware of any favoritism shown by the lender that has come under scrutiny in the mortgage crisis, he said a review of e-mail traffic suggested that the loan fee for a beach house may have been reduced because of his status, while a second loan called for an exception by the company.
And I have been taken aback by fees for hotel beach chairs, umbrellas and parking.
Westport, Conn., charges $375 for a nonresident seasonal parking pass, but charges no fee for entrance to the beach.
Civil liberty campaigners and champions of a free press have expressed bemusement after Brighton & Hove city council tried to charge the fee for working on its beach or other parts of the city.
Steve Strunsky (NYT) TRENTON: BEACH FEES -- A senior Assembly Democrat yesterday called for constitutional amendments banning fees for New Jersey beaches and establishing a lottery to pay for beach maintenance.
Each owner pays a monthly maintenance fee for the upkeep of the streets, beaches and common areas and the signs that proclaim: "Private Property, No Trespassing, No Soliciting, No Loitering".
Other recommendations the board agreed to were raising the daily parking fee at beaches and parks for out-of-town residents to $25, up from $20; raising the cost of a yearly pass for adult residents to $40, up from $25; and attaching a copy of the town's policies to applications for beach and park passes.
Local citizens called for beach replenishment.
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