Point Beach to Drop Early Bar Closing and Jenkinson's to Drop Lawsuits
Council, following mayor's recommendation, votes for agreement that also includes Jenkinson's help in boardwalk repairs
It's a Christmas miracle. The Point Beach Council, on the recommendation of the mayor, voted unanimously Tuesday night for a compromise with Jenkinson's that calls for rescinding the early bar closing ordinance and revising the parking plan in exchange for Jenkinson's to drop lawsuits against those measures and to pay up to $1 million towards boardwalk repair expenses. Councilmember Michael Corbally was absent. Mayor Vincent Barrella announced in the early portion of Tuesday night's meeting that he and Municipal Business Administrator Chris Riehl had met a few times with Jenkinson's representatives, including two meetings last week with Pat, Anthony and Frank Storino, who have owned Jenkinson's, since 1976, that led to the agreement. …
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Donald Fagen
2:55 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
"Amazing what you can accomplish when you take the lawyers out of the equation." Totally. Nothing makes a settlement more binding/enforceable than represented parties negotiating without their representation. Right? more ›