TOMS RIVER--The Toms River Business Improvement District (TRBID) celebrated the Grand Opening of its office on Wednesday, un-veiling its logo of a sailboat under a bright sun against the blue of river and sky.
"This logo signals our intent to take back the waterfront as the first block in the foundation of our revitalization efforts,” stated Executive Director Terry A. Bastone.
With Committeemen Michael Fiure, Richard Larsen and Carmine Inteso joining with TRBID Chairman Frank Capone, Vice Chairperson JoAnn Juralewicz and Secretary Barbara Rivolta, the ribbon was cut to officially open the TRBID Office at 218 Main Street.
"This is the single most important milestone in the revitalization of Downtown Toms River,” stated TRBID Chairman Capone, Capone’s Gourmet Pasta and Pizza. “We are now a team that will work on behalf of the more than 220 business property owners and some 500 businesses within our BID area.”
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we extend our deepest appreciation for the trust the entire Township Committee bestowed upon us with the unanimous adoption of the Toms River Business Improvement District,” Capone said. The BID’s most important priority is to focus on a Master Plan that will revitalize the economic structure of the Downtown area.
“We are celebrating today the culmination of that effort and the work ahead of us to make Downtown Toms River the premier dining, shopping and tourist destination along the Jersey Shore,” Juralewicz added.
Bastone applauded the actions of Dover Township officials in closing down The Budget Inn this past weekend. “We want Downtown to be the best place in which to work, shop, dine and live,” she stated. “The motel guests became tenants living there beyond the municipality’s 30 day limit and in unsafe conditions. This building is a motel, not an apartment complex.”
Linda J.
O’Donnell of Flying Turtle Design and Production, Bayville, donated
her services to design the BID’s logo.
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