{"id":38819,"date":"2018-12-18T07:46:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=38819"},"modified":"2018-12-19T14:52:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:52:22","slug":"tough-love-brigantine-schools-business-real-estate-trends-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/tough-love-brigantine-schools-business-real-estate-trends-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Love for Brigantine: Schools, Business and Real Estate Trends in 2018."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32921\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32921 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06-700x507.jpg\" alt=\"simpson guenther brigantine\" width=\"700\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06-700x507.jpg 700w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06-20x14.jpg 20w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-02-26_7-16-06.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Councilman Simpson & Mayor Guenther<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brigantine Taxpayers Association (BTA) has penned another open letter to the residents of Brigantine. The BTA asked: What\u2019s Ahead for Brigantine?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the current trends in Brigantine, as influenced by the BTA&#8217;s recent letter.<\/p>\n<p>The residential population of Brigantine is in steady decline.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2000, Brig had a population of 12,594.<\/li>\n<li>By 2010, the Brigantine population plummeted to 9,450.<\/li>\n<li>The current, full-time population population of Brigantine is now less than 8,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second-home owners make up the majority of home owners and taxpayers in Brigantine. This majority doesn&#8217;t vote, although they can, in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Decline in Brigantine school enrollment. Hard to believe, Brigantine still has 2, fully-staffed schools. Many school positions could be shared between the 2 schools. Oddly, they are not. These 2 Brig schools were built to accommodate more than 1,200 students. Today, there&#8217;s only Brigantine 571 students, pre-k through grade 8.<\/p>\n<h2>Brigantine School Board controlled by Mayor Phil Guenther.<\/h2>\n<p>School board meetings are not recorded for the later viewing. Meeting agendas & meeting minutes are not posted to city website.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Brigantine businesses are also in decline. Fewer able to operate and survive on a year-round basis. Many Brigantine businesses close during the winter months. Some reduce hours & days of operation. There&#8217;s just not enough full-time residents to support the year-round community.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Only the Real-Estate business benefit from the high percentage of second-home owners in Brigantine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brigantine\u2019s municipal budget, public employees and full-time residents benefit greatly, from the high property taxes paid primarily by part-time \/ 2nd home-owners.<\/p>\n<p>Can Brigantine attract more full-time residents? If not, the City\u2019s economic base will continue to get squeezed. Businesses will cease to operate. New ones not likely to open.<\/p>\n<p>As Brigantine Councilman Vince Sera noted: the ratables (taxes) that 2nd home-owners pay, are the economic engine of the Brigantine community. Tourism isn&#8217;t Brigantine&#8217;s top industry&#8230;.it&#8217;s Real Estate taxes paid by 2nd homeowners (with no voting rights).<\/p>\n<h3>Why the population decline in Brigantine?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Boom-sale years before 2008 \u2013 many residents \u201ccashed in\u201d and left Brigantine.<\/li>\n<li>2008 recession<\/li>\n<li>High property taxes and sale prices \u2013 forced owners to leave, and discouraged young families from buying in.<\/li>\n<li>Casino closures<\/li>\n<li>Damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, properties abandoned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is there light at the end of the tunnel? (pun-intended) Yes.\u00a0Atlantic City\u2019s economy is finally out of free-fall. AC job ops are growing and diversifying. There could be a possible spillover effect for Brigantine.<\/p>\n<h4>What can Brigantine do better?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognizing our island\u2019s advantages and assets. Market and advertise them better. Past efforts by local business orgs, while well intended, had little, positive affect on home values and tourism trends.<\/li>\n<li>Increase marketing of our island as a good place to retire and as a family hometown to a wider area.<\/li>\n<li>Improve our schools\u2019 academic performance to encourage families to become year-round residents.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s have more cooperation among local organizations, businesses, residents and government to generate ideas and work to achieve them.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce having same handful of insiders placed on committees. Some call them re-treads. 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