Asbury Park residents to vote Tuesday on strict rent control rule
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Today 7:15 AM
Canvassers from the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition left a Vote Yes flier at a resident s door in advance of Tuesday s referendum on a strict rent control measure.Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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If not for their clipboards and “Vote Yes” fliers, the foursome strolling around Asbury Park on Friday might have passed for an indy band on a break from rehearsing if, that is, they could still afford rehearsal space in town.
In fact, the group of mostly 20-somethings in denim jackets, black jeans and masks were volunteers for the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition. They were canvassing a downtown neighborhood east of Main Street, ringing door bells and talking to homeowners, poking their heads into businesses, and urging people they passed on the sidewalk to vote in favor of a stringent rent control ordinance on the ballot in a city-wide