Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Avon Mayor Robert Mahon says the lease is illegal and Hurricane Sandy gave the town the cover it needed to terminate it
The lease between the borough of Avon and the owners of the Avon Pavilion was illegal, and Hurricane Sandy provided the town the impetus it needed to finally terminate it, Avon Mayor Robert Mahon said Monday. At an afternoon workshop session of the Avon Board of Commissioners attended by an audience of about 70 mainly supporters of Rob Fishman, Avon Pavilion owner, Mahon interjected into a public comment period his reasons for making the controversial move a week ago. In a surprise move, the commissioners on Jan. 28 voted 2-1 to revoke the Pavilion’s lease, claiming state law mandated voiding lease agreements on structures destroyed by an act of nature, such as Hurricane Sandy. But at Monday’s meeting, Mahon provided a different …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Owners of Avon Pavilion did not cause Hurricane Sandy, attorney says
The Borough of Avon apparently thinks that Robert Fishman, the owner of the Avon Pavilion, single-handedly caused Hurricane Sandy, his attorney says. In a strongly worded letter to Avon Borough officials, Wall Township-based attorney Dennis A. Collins said there is no other reason to terminate the restaurant’s lease, because the agreement between the borough and Fishman says it is the town’s responsibility to rebuild the restaurant if it is destroyed by an act of nature. The Avon Pavilion’s lease was suddenly terminated by the Board of Commissioners by a 2-1 vote on Monday. Fishman, who said he had been working with the borough for three months on reconstruction plans, was taken by surprise. The lease, a copy of which was obtained by Wall …
Avon Pavilion loses lease in surprise move
Longtime Avon restaurateur Rob Fishman, owner of the Avon Pavilion, went to Borough Hall on Monday to show officials new blueprints for rebuilding the boardwalk mainstay. He left without a restaurant. Fishman said he sat down with Tim Gallagher, borough administrator, to talk about his new plans to rebuild the pavilion after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the restaurant that stood at 600 Ocean Avenue for 23 years. Gallagher was grim, Fishman said. He had just received a resolution by fax to be added to Monday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. It revoked the lease for the Avon Pavilion. “I was stunned,’’ Fishman said. “I was excited that I had found a better way to use the space. I had been working with the borough for the past three months on …
Mary Jo Alburtus
2:17 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
What goes around, comes around Avon needs to watch not to get too big for its britches.Whatever the ins and outs of the prior leases, the bottom line is that the Avon Pavilion brought many people to the boardwalk and the Fishmans became an integral part of summers in Avon. This all could have been handled in a more professional and respectful way between the parties but it sounds like a decision … more ›