![]() ![]() ![]() The Press’ investigation revealed Asbury Park officials spent $2.27 million to rehabilitate apartments for its lowest income residents, and then failed to monitor whether those units were rented at affordable rates, as mandated under state law. ![]() Rogers and other local advocates gathered at Rebirth Church to address an Asbury Park Press investigation that exposed the misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars. ![]() “People who are here, who have been here all their lives, are just being pushed aside,” said Tracy Rogers, who leads the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition, at a news conference Wednesday. Watch Video: Community members want answers in Asbury Park housing mismanagementĪSBURY PARK – Housing advocates and local residents said the city’s mismanagement of a $2 million affordable housing program is just part of a losing battle against gentrification and “corrupt” city practices that have driven long-term, low-income residents out of Asbury Park. ![]()
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