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Beachwear Ban On Asbury Park Boardwalk

Asbury Park GOP Chairwoman Louise Murray wants the city to start enforcing an old, but current, ordinance that prohibits citizens from wearing beach attire on the boardwalk, according to a story in the Asbury Park Sun that was picked up by the Star Ledger, NJ 101.5, but not the Asbury Park Press.

Murray made her appeal to the city council during their meeting on June 20:

“I don’t want to go back to 1940 or 1950 but the bottom line is you have on your books an ordinance — no person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or public walks adjacent thereto,” Murray said. “Asbury Park was known for being the classiest boardwalk in the summertime. You never went down there unless you were dressed.”

In the past, beachgoers could not walk the boards barefoot without someone telling them to put their shoes on, recalled Murray, who is also a former city councilwoman.

“I’ll be darned if I want to be standing at a bar and have somebody slither up in a Speedo or bikini that shouldn’t be in a bathing suit,” Murray said. “It’s disgraceful … I implore you to enforce this, but do not amend it.”

Deputy Mayor John Loffredo responded, “I honestly don’t disagree with you.”

The ordinance specifically states, “No person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or the public walks adjacent thereto.” It also prohibits holes deeper than 12 inches to be dug in the beachfront

Of the 5418 registered voters in Asbury Park, 390 are registered Republicans.  Murray must be trying to expand her base by appealing to the city’s social conservatives and law and order types.

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Posted: June 26th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Asbury Park Sun | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

4 Comments on “Beachwear Ban On Asbury Park Boardwalk”

  1. Charles M said at 7:31 am on June 26th, 2012:

    As much as one may want, you cannot change the values and morals of a people through the law. You have to change the culture around them.

  2. Justified Right said at 1:22 pm on June 26th, 2012:

    The Libertarian in me screams: You must not enforce this law!

    The Social Con in me yells: You must enforce this law!

    I’m so torn.

  3. TR said at 4:28 pm on June 26th, 2012:

    Does this mean I can be naked on the boardwalk?

  4. MoreMonmouthMusings » Blog Archive » There Will Be No Bathing Suits on The Road to Serdom (but in this case I might not mind) said at 4:43 pm on June 26th, 2012:

    […] Here is an exchange between Ms. Murray and Asbury Park Deputy Mayor John Loffredo as reported by a local website, www. […]