October 2011
4 posts
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October 18, 2011
NEWS
Walmart Goes Green With Solar, Wind (Piniat, Lacey Patch) Lacey, Ocean County
“Walmart has confirmed that the company is pursuing a solar energy project at the Lanoka Harbor location in addition to its plan to install wind turbines in the parking lot as part of its renewable energy initiative.”
Warehouse boom in Robbinsville is just one part of regional trend (Clerkin, The...
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October 13, 2011
Maple Shade bars medical pot dispensary (Walsh, The Courier-Post) Maple Shade, Camden County
“The township zoning board Wednesday night unanimously rejected plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary here.”
Board just says no (Levinsky, phillyburbs.com) Maple Shade, Camden County
“The township Zoning Board on Wednesday night unanimously denied a request by a nonprofit group...
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October 11, 2011
Poll finds support for statewide planning in New Jersey (Kitchenman, NJ BIZ) Statewide
“New Jersey residents support statewide planning to guide growth and development and to protect farms and open space, according to a poll released Tuesday.”
DCA commissioner pledges changes to affordable-housing system (Burd, NJ BIZ) Statewide
“Less than a month after the Department of...
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October 4, 2011
Maple Shade proposed for medical marijuana dispensary (Walsh, Courier-Post) Maple Shade, Camden County
“A nonprofit organization wants to open a dispensary for medical marijuana here.”
Signs of hope stretch beyond the boardwalk (Kitchenman, NJ BIZ) Atlantic City, Atlantic County
“Atlantic City Cruises President Jeff George said he saw one sign of immediate improvement from...
September 2011
14 posts
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September 28, 2011
$9.1M to be spent to protect bay (Larsen, The Asbury Park Press) Toms River, Ocean County
“The Ocean County Board of Freeholders is expected to approve $9.1 million next week to refurbish eight stormwater detention basins in an effort to eliminate nitrogen that seeps into Barnegat Bay.”
Smart Growth Policies Face Overhaul (Johnson, NJ Spotlight) Statewide
“The state is...
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September 27, 2011
Transit Village ‘A Perfect Fit’ for Summit (Bentey, Summit Patch) Summit, Union County
“A community planning and development consulting firm called the concept of a Transit Village a perfect fit for the city of Summit before the Planning Board at Municipal Hall on Monday night.”
Court upholds billboard ban in Mount Laurel (Coppock, Phillyburbs.com) Mount Laurel,...
September 22, 2011
No news to report
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September 21, 2011
NEWS
Court tells board to try again on project decision (Davis, Shore News Today) Middle Township, Cape May County
“The Appellate Division of the Superior Court has told the township zoning board to reconsider granting variances to a commercial developer that wants to build a 90-unit affordable housing project.”
COURTS
East Windsor Group, LLC and TR Liquor, LLC v. Township Council...
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September 20, 2011
Planning Board Discusses Flood Recovery (Giasone, Parsippany Patch) Parsippany Troy-Hills, Morris County
“With just one item on the agenda on Monday night, the Parsippany Troy-Hills Planning Board meeting was brief.”
Hamilton Township renewable energy plan waits for New Jersey approval (Landau, The Press of Atlantic City) Hamilton, Atlantic County
“A firm hoping to build a...
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September 19, 2011
New construction offers hope in blighted park of Asbury Park (Shields, The Asbury Park Press) Asbury Park, Monmouth County
“On an avenue where blight has reigned for over four decades, the new 27,500-square-foot Springwood Center remains on schedule to open next spring.”
Asbury’s master plan is debated (Shields, The Asbury Park Press) Asbury Park, Monmouth County
“A...
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September 12, 2011
OPINION
NJ Sierra Club: Time of Decision Law At Crossroads (Tittel, for the Mahwah Patch) Mahwah, Bergen County
“Citizens in Mahwah were elated when the Council rescinded an ordinance allowing for a megamall. Unfortunately the jubilation was short lived due to the Time of Decision law.”
COURTS
Conifer Realty, L.L.C. v. Township of Middle Zoning Board (Appellate Division)
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September 9, 2011
Developer buys Asbury beachfront site (Shields, The Asbury Park Press) Asbury Park, Monmouth County
“Asbury Partners, the city’s waterfront developer, has bought the unfinished Esperanza high-rise site from Capital One Bank, which had foreclosed on the property, a company official said Friday.”
The Changing Face of Rail and Bus Security (Saccenti, Berkeley Patch) Statewide
...
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September 8, 2011
NEWS
Development to have units for ARC clients (Walter, The Hub) Tinton Falls, Monmouth County
“A developer is seeking approval for an age-restricted apartment building that would include units for tenants who are clients of the ARC of Monmouth.”
Planning Board Subs Agree to Hear Controversial Zoning Board Application (Kyriakakis, Manchester Patch) Manchester, Ocean County
...
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September 7, 2011
N.J. Turnpike Authority to redirect $1.25B from scrapped ARC tunnel to local road, bridge projects (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“Instead of trains, the money is going toward lanes.”
White House: NJ projects in jeopardy if Congress fails to extend transportation funding (Jackson, The Record) Statewide
“More than 1,900 highway and transit projects in New Jersey could...
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September 6, 2011
Asbury group will present waterfront plans next week (Shields, The Asbury Park Press) Asbury Park, Monmouth County
“A waterfront redevelopment plan committee will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 in the City Council chambers to present its recommendations for changes to the oceanfront plan to the public.”
Judge tosses remaining Long Branch eminent domain suits (Williams,...
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September 2, 2011
Not all celebrate Highlands Council’s milestone (Forrest, Neighbor News - Denville) Highlands
“Things are happening at a lightning pace for the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council. On Aug. 10, Council members observed the seventh anniversary of the Highlands Act, pioneering legislation designed to protect the land, natural resources and drinking water for 5.4...
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September 1, 2011
NEWS
Crossroads Developer Files Site Plan (Mazzola, Mahwah Patch) Mahwah, Bergen County
“The Crossroads Developers LLC, the company seeking to build a 600,000 sq.-foot shopping center at the intersection of Routes 17 and 287 in Mahwah, filed a preliminary site plan with the township building department, according to the developer’s attorney Jim Jaworski.”
Zoning Board Puts...
Reason for hiatus & plans
I haven’t pushed a daily update since August 24, 2011. Since then, beginning on August 25, I’ve been updating New Jersey Hurricane News nearly around-the-clock.
Activity is slowing down there, so expect daily updates to continue. I’m considering an intern to help me operate and grow NJLUN. I want it to be bigger, better, and more comprehensive — all in service to you, the...
August 2011
18 posts
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August 24, 2011
NEWS
Acting Gov. Guadagno signs bill suspending 2.5 percent fee on non-housing construction (Hester Sr., New Jersey Newsroom) Statewide
“Acting Gov. Kim Guadagno on Wednesday signed legislation that extends the moratorium on the imposition of fees on non-residential construction projects to help fund affordable housing until July 1, 2013.”
OPINION
Innovative Land Use Requires Work,...
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August 23, 2011
U.S. transportation secretary moves to protect $450 million in Northeast Corridor upgrades (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“As a longtime — meaning long-suffering — commuter on America’s busiest rail line, John W. Nabial Sr.’s trip to work depends on a chain of events outside his control.”
Court upholds board’s decision to deny pumping...
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August 22, 2011
Amended Speedwell Redevelopment Plan Introduced (Dunphy, Morristown Patch) Morristown, Morris County
“It wasn’t a public hearing, but several audience members still expressed their opinions on the newest version of the Speedwell Redevelopment Plan, which was introduced by Town Council Thursday night.”
Ringwood on track to adopt Highlands Act (Fallon, The Record) Ringwood,...
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Gov. Christie, N.Y. Gov. Cuomo say OK to scaled-back toll hike (Strunsky, The Star Ledger) North Jersey
“Softening a proposal for unprecedented increases on Port Authority bridges and tunnels, the governors of New Jersey and New York have signed off on an agreement to raise tolls $1.50 next month, followed by additional hikes of 75 cents per year through 2015.
Shopping center proposal...
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Gov. Christie says he’s still undecided on Port Authority toll hikes and PATH fare hikes (Strunsky, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“A day after public hearings on a proposed toll and PATH fare hike, Gov. Chris Christie said he had not decided on the proposal but told reporters ‘there were more people spoke in favor of the toll hike than against it.’”
Study: Stormwater...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
NEWS
Gov. Christie Signs Historic Preservation Bill That Will Bring Over a Million Dollars to Jersey City Projects (Whiten, The Jersey City Independent) Jersey City, Hudson County
“Gov. Christie yesterday signed into law a bill that appropriates more than $1 million in historic preservation funding to four Jersey City projects.”
A Suburban Town Sees Housing Where Retail...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
NEWS
N.J. appellate court upholds Highlands Plan to prevent housing development in environmentally-sensitive area (Spoto, The Star-Ledger) Highlands
“New Jersey’s plan to curb development in the environmentally sensitive Highlands can move forward despite claims it will hurt efforts to add affordable housing, a state appeals court panel ruled today.”
Pinelands report says...
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Monday, August 15, 2011
NEWS
Little Silver Mulling Removal of Age Restriction for Proposed Condo Complex (Kulaga, Little Silver-Oceanport Patch) Little Silver, Monmouth County
“Public concerns have caused the Little Silver Planning Board to carefully consider the impact of allowing a previously approved but undeveloped 39-unit condominium complex to remove its age restriction, pushing back their vote on the...
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Friday, August 12, 2011
North Jersey towns hail extended timetable for master plan revisions (Harris , northjersey.com) Statewide
“Locals officials in New Jersey and planning experts are lauding as sensible a new law relaxing the requirement that towns undertake master plan revisions every six years.”
Along the Jersey Shore, a Struggle to Get to the Sand (Perez-Pena, The New York Times) Jersey Shore
...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
NEWS
Livingston Township Officials Fight Court Ruling Over Affordable Housing (Harris, TheAlternativePress.com) Livingston, Essex County
“True to their word, Livingston Township officials voted last month to appeal a court ruling that required changes in the zoning code and helps clear the way for the building of two new housing developments.”
Camp owner petitions for public...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NJ Transit derailment renews calls for second tunnel under Hudson River to Manhattan (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“The area between New York Penn Station and the Hudson River train tunnel resembles a big bowl of spaghetti, with wires and tracks and trains veering in every direction.”
New Jersey’s ‘Live Where You Work’ home loan program comes to...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Affordable-housing advocates back Princeton Junction transit village (Costa, The Times of Trenton) West Windsor, Mercer County
“As the long-debated InterCap transit village at Princeton Junction nears final approval by West Windsor officials, groups that advocate for more affordable housing in the state have joined supporting the 800-unit project.”
Jersey City Planning Board to have...
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Monday, August 8, 2011
NEWS
Stranded in ‘food deserts,’ hundreds of thousands of N.J. residents lack access to healthy, fresh food (Staff, The Star Ledger) Statewide
“One of Heather Cooke’s favorite meals is a fresh garden salad. But finding the ingredients for the dish in her Hamilton neighborhood isn’t easy.”
N.J. revising its energy policy (Jordan, The Asbury Park Press)...
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Friday, August 5, 2011
NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund to get $650 million as Chris Christie signs bill (Moore, The Asbury Park Press) Statewide
“With a fine summer day on the Barnegat Bay as his backdrop, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that will recharge the state’s Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund with nearly $650 million, including $32 million for projects to stauch the flow of...
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Hunterdon among counties offered $3.248 million for Highlands land preservation (Staff, Hunterdon County Democrat) Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, Passaic Counties
“The New Jersey Highlands Development Credit Bank (HDC Bank) has made offers to preserve another 130 acres of land in Morris, Warren, Passaic and Hunterdon counties, providing up to $3,248,000 to landowners in the Highlands...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
N.J. allocates $157M for preservation of state land, natural resources (Gibson, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“Almost a week after it was initially planned, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation today to allocate money to green space preservation projects.”
Another Solar Energy Farm Coming to Manalapan? (Gandolfo, Manalapan Patch) Manalapan, Monmouth County
“Kenneth Pape,...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
2 Wanaque residential developments do not need to comply with 2004 environmental standards, court panel rules (Baxter, The Star-Ledger) Wanaque, Passaic County
“Two residential developments in Wanaque Borough do not need to comply with environmental rules under the state Highlands Act, a Superior Court panel ruled today.”
New Golden Triangle deal moving forward (Russell,...
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Monday, August 1, 2011
NEWS
Can’t agree on development (Smith, Hudson Reporter) Hoboken, Hudson County
“New Jersey Transit and city officials have failed again to come to an agreement on plans for development near the downtown transit terminal. Now, the city has instructed a planner to draw up designs for the 52-acre site on the south end of Hoboken, which should be unveiled in the fall, according to Mayor...
July 2011
1 post
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Keeping public access public (Oswald, The Asbury Park Press) Jersey Shore
“Anglers are anxious.”
60-unit condo plan under consideration in Burlington City (O’Sullivan, phillyburbs.com) Burlington City, Burlington County
“A plan for a 60-unit condominium development in the Yorkshire neighborhood has raised concerns about density, parking and environmental impact.”
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December 2010
58 posts
9 tags
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Howell taking close look at development (Haberstroh, News Transcript) Howell, Monmouth County
“Municipal officials are taking action to deal with a situation that has concerned the residents of one development in Howell.”
OPINION
N.J. back to square one on affordable-housing policy (Hoff Jr., for NJ Biz) Statewide
“Contrary to what many politicians and municipal...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 (Morning)
Affordable housing bill draws fire from both sides (Howley, Atlanticville) Statewide
“A controversial bill aimed at substantially overhauling the state’s affordable housing regulations could be voted on by the state Senate in early January.”
Somerville backs tax breaks on historic restoration (Coelho, The Messenger Gazette) Somerville, Monmouth County
“The Borough...
Monday, December 27, 2010 (Evening)
No news to report.
For the next week, there will be intermittent posts.
Monday, December 27, 2010 (Afternoon)
No news to report.
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Monday, December 27, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Religious group, environmentalists battle over preserved land in Edison (Johnson, The Star-Ledger) Edison, Middlesex County
“It’s church vs. nature.”
OPINION
Keep the Dinky stationary (Staff, The Times of Trenton) Princeton, Mercer County
“As discussions continue about Princeton university’s plan for an arts transit district, the commissioner of the state...
Friday, December 24, 2010 (Evening)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Friday, December 24, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Sewer hookup to aid towns (Desai, The Courier Post) Camden County
“Camden County will extend its sewer line south, bringing much-needed capacity — and potential development — to six municipalities.”
JOBS
Junior-Level Planner, Mid-to-Senior-Level Planner, Mid-Level Architect (Senior Living), Mid-Level or Senior Architect (Affordable Housing) — Wallace Roberts...
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Friday, December 24, 2010 (Morning)
Under new owner, Xanadu to get major makeover, name change (Sherman, The Star-Ledger) Meadowlands
“Xanadu — the massive and much-derided entertainment and retail complex in the Meadowlands — is getting a major makeover and a new owner.”
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Thursday, December 23, 2010 (Evening)
Stalled Xanadu project still has a pulse (Brennan, The Record) Meadowlands
“The final meeting of the year for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority board came and went Wednesday with no news about a new operator for Meadowlands Xanadu.”
Meadowlands board conditionally rejects plan to allow 800 housing units in Rutherford (Lamendola, South Bergenite) Meadowlands
“The...
Thursday, December 23, 2010 (Afternoon)
Continuing technical problems.
Thursday, December 23, 2010 (Morning)
Technical problems this morning. Stay tuned. Thank you.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 (Evening)
No news to report.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
No news to report.