Atlantic City Resident Tees Off on Atlantic City, NJ Mayor

A long-time Atlantic City, New Jersey resident, homeowner, taxpayer reached out to me regarding a recent newsletter sent out by Mayor Marty Small.

The Atlantic City taxpayer is exasperated with Small and his either incompetence or unwillingness to focus on making Atlantic City a clean and safe place to work and play.

This is the verbiage from the Small newsletter that triggered the resident to reach out and criticize him.

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

Atlantic City residents and businesses,

Safety will always be a priority of the Small administration, and has really taken center stage in Atlantic City in recent months. With added police officers on patrol; the implementation of our Boardwalk Improvement Group (BIG) to address homelessness and other quality of life concerns; and our Department of Public Works ongoing Clean Communities initiative; I can assure you Atlantic City IS CLEAN, and Atlantic City IS SAFE. You should add flood prevention under the clean and safe category as well. Flooding will always be a risk for our island community, but my administration will do whatever it takes to lessen the impact, and protect our taxpayers.

Small says all of the right things in the above narrative, however, there are no positive results presently taking place in Atlantic City.

A recent print article, written by Thalia Oosthuizen trashed Atlantic City, saying that “The Atlantic City Boardwalk Has Become a Ghost Town,” from a piece titled:

Tourist Attractions People Recommend Staying Away From

Here is what Oosthuizen wrote:

Found in New Jersey, the Atlantic City Boardwalk was once the center of attention for anyone with an eye for glitz and glamor. Casinos, amusements, and old mobster history and themes were what once attracted many tourists here, but a lack of upkeep has really worn out the shine. The beach has long since become run-down, and the tourist traps have become tacky and outdated, like out-of-place reminders of what once was. Decades of tourists have worn down the boardwalk, and the lack of recent tourism has turned it into an eyesore of a ghost town. This is during the warmer months, too, mind you, as it gets even worse in the winter.

New York City casinos are coming soon. The Atlantic City Marty Small administration must get its act together.

There is no more time to waste. This is a critical tipping point in the history of Atlantic City.