PERFORMERS ORDIANCE

ALF

...can not express it's appreciation and gratitude enough for the historic passage of this

performers ordinance...but..!!

Nothing is ever perfect..so we have issue with the ordinance as written and ask the city for...an adjustment

4-13.2

...states that no performer shall conduct his or her performance in the public areas of the city of Asbury Park, or the boardwalk....period, with out a permit

Trouble with that it goes directly in the opposite direction of what ALF is trying to accomplish in terms of

"cultural santurary".

As written it effectively outlaws the expression of culture.

I'm sure it is an oversight on the part of the council.  The

words.."for monetary gain needs to be inserted here.

ALF has stated before that culture should be

DECRIMINALIZED

It is a claring contradiction to be promoting

MUSICAL HERITAGE

while outlawing the expression of culture

Case in point.  Thurs. night I was on the board walk and encountered some officers running off musicians trying to

play across from the Stone Pony.  The shame of it all.

The police are un-aware, because that is how the ordiance is written, that it is O.K. to play music anywhere in the city, including the boardwalk as long as it is not for

monetary gain.

to do so is to contravene the consitution's first amendment

regarding freedom of expression.

The city is exposing itself to legal challenges.

4-13.3 d

No performers on the boardwalk on July fourth weekend.

Just when there is a chance to make some change your prohibited from performing.

As of this writeing there have been six permits issued.

There is no way six performers are going to be a problem

or in any way interfere with anything. A positive approach would be to realize that culture is an asset that attracts tourist dollars.  Running them off at the crictical moment is counter productive.  The opposite approach should be considered.  Inviting performers on that day to showcase AP as

a culturaly hip place.

4-13.3 g

This effectively eliminates the long time sideshow attractions the sword swallower and the fire breather. 

This is an un-founded fear, as in no basis for it.  Visit you tube

Channel>

CaptFlash881

Locate:  HOT BODIES

..and observe the fire breathers in the convention hall.

They performed with out incident.  To my knowledge there has

NEVER, NEVER  been a known incident where someone has

been injured while watching a sword swallower and/or

fire breather.  If anyone, anywhere can produce

evidence of it, ALF would welcome it.  ALF thinks the city council should rescind that part of the ordinance

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