As seen on social media. A very dear family who has lived in Brigantine for the past 10 years was recently told by their landlord they have to move out when their lease is up. Kids are in middle and high school. They are heartbroken and don’t want to leave […]
Brigantine Losing Community feel, Short-Term Rentals to blame? Read More »
The Brigantine Short Term Rental Association wants Mayor Sera and City Council to reject the proposed Short Term Rental requirements presented on August 16th, 2023. This post is a work in progress. Dear Mayor Sera and City Council, We, the undersigned residents, property owners, and concerned citizens of Brigantine, support
John Doring, head of Brigantine Dept of Public Works, taking heat for another ZOOM ‘glitch’ at City Council. On Thursday Sept 7, seems like Doring didn’t turn on the camera for this major Brigantine meeting about short-term rentals. Record breaking. 4 hours long. A packed house. Yet remote viewers, many
Another Brigantine ZOOM Glitch, Council Meeting About Short Term Rentals Blocked Read More »
Brigantine Mayor Vince Sera says there’s a real fear among residents that neighbors will convert their home into a short-term rental. No surprise. Brigantine City Hall admits to an embarrassing lack of STR enforcement for years. On August 16, proposed short-term-rental rules were shared with Brigantine residents. Here’s a brief
Mayor Sera: Brigantine Mismanaging Short-Term Rentals Read More »
Will Brigantine short-term rental reform be in place for the 2024 summer season? Based on the slow-walking of Mayor Sera and no comment from the new city manager, we think that answer is no. Bookings for 2024 already happening. These one-night only, party rentals are surely to be protected via
Brigantine Mayor Drags Feet on Short-Term Rental Reform Read More »
Via the live ZOOM feed, Brigantine City Council voted YES and raised the salary of their new City Manager from $100k to $150K per year. And let’s not forget that really sweet benefit package that includes health care, pension, longevity pay and other perks. Watch video: AUG 2, 2023 Brigantine
Extra $50K for Brigantine City Mgr, Nothing for Hiring Short-Term Rental Inspectors Read More »
BRIGANTINE slow walking short-term rental reform for the past 6 years. Those 2,000 STR’s represent a booming business for Brigantine City Hall. Yup, you heard right. 2,000 short-term rentals are available in Brigantine. A transition in progress for Brigantine. From a quiet, family town to a weekend party destination featuring
Brigantine’s 2,000 Short-Term Rentals, Neighborhood Motel Zones Read More »
Residents shared short-term rental complaints with members of Brigantine City Hall recently. Short-term rental properties are taking over this once quiet, family oriented community. Short-term rental reform will be discussed at the AUG 2, 2023 Brigantine City Council Meeting at 5pm. Since 2017, short-term rentals, (STR’s) having heavy, negative impact
Loud music, underage drinking and partying that continues through the night. Welcome to our short-term-rental hell along the South Jersey shore. Loud music, underage drinking and partying that continues through the night. Welcome to our short-term-rental hell along the South Jersey shore. Once quiet neighborhoods in Ventnor and Brigantine being
Most Jersey shore towns do a decent job of recording and sharing their council meetings online. Many provide live webcasting and a YouTube channel as well. Brigantine is not one of those towns. Ocean City, Ventnor and Margate all believe in taxpayer transparency via digital. Even dysfunctional Atlantic City offers
Brigantine Mayor Still Blocks Webcast of City Council Meetings Read More »
Mayor Sera of Brigantine addresses recent gun fight at a notorious short-term rental property. North-end neighbors losing faith in Brigantine’s ability to manage nuisance properties. Can Brigantine tame these unruly, short-term rentals? Watch the Brigantine City Council meeting of Feb. 3, 2021. One such party house is a short-term rental
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Local Brigantine real estate agents pleading with City Council. PLEASE GET A PLAN. Watch video from May 20. Brigantine Council has no re-opening plan. No clue how to safely bring Brigantine economy back to life. With Memorial Day weekend only a few days away, Brigantine Deputy Mayor Sera and City
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Here’s the latest news on how Brigantine City Hall is handling the COVID-19 chaos. It’s not pretty. Rather, Brigantine public relations is confusing. Contradictory. Un-fair. Stupid. Even dangerous. As of April 27, the following Brigantine areas are still closed for public use: Cove Beach Inlet Area. Brigantine Sea Wall. Northend
Brigantine COVID-19 Update. Rentals, 4×4 Beach Permits & Free Golf. Read More »
Watch Video Brigantine City Council met again on April 15. Topics included selective enforcement of stay-at-home rules. For example, the baseball fields are closed, but people are still golfing at the Links at Brigantine, for free. Resident Jim Mackey sees people golfing at the Brigantine Golf Course. Mayor Simpson brushes
Brigantine OK with Golfing, Will Block AirBnB Rentals, But Not Local Realtors. Read More »
NJ Governor Murphy recently gave towns like Brigantine the power to prohibit all short-term and seasonal rentals for the duration of this COVID-19 emergency. Presumably, this would help Brigantine slow the influx of coronavirus refugees. Holding back those escaping hot-spots like New York City. Most Jersey shore communities quickly took
Facing Backlash, Will Brigantine Council Finally Ban ALL Short-term Rentals? Read More »
