Monday, September 27, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
New downtown clears another hurdle (Frankel, Bloomfield Life) Bloomfield, Essex County
“Major construction in Bloomfield Center cleared its first major hurdle Thursday night, as the planning board unanimously approved a study declaring the redevelopment block “an area in need of redevelopment.”
Raritan Planning Board lifts much of Willow Walk 55-and-older age restriction (Staff, The Messenger-Gazette) Raritan, Somerset County
“The Planning Board by a unanimous vote lifted a substantial amount of the 55-and-older age restriction originally placed on the Willow Walk condominium development when it was approved several years ago.”
Plainfield marks start of Fourth Ward rehabilitation project (Staff, MyCentralJersey) Plainfield, Union County
“A host of government officials and local residents gathered outside a West Third Street Plainfield home on Friday to mark the launch of a movement to rehabilitate nine blighted properties across the city’s Fourth Ward.”
Bridgewater Planning Board wants T-Mobile to investigate alternatives to cell tower at Green Knoll firehouse (Mustac, The Messenger-Gazette) Bridgewater, Somerset County
“Bridgewater Zoning Board of Adjustment members are asking T-Mobile some tough questions in the company’s application to build a 125-high cell tower at the Green Knoll fire station at the corner of North Bridge Street and Foothill Road.”
OPINION
The best solution in an imperfect world (Kasabach, for The Record) Hudson/Statewide
“It’s the ARC Tunnel or nothing at all.”
Don’t let ARC go off track (Wright & Michaelson, for The Record) Hudson/Statewide
“Two weeks ago, Governor Chris Christie abruptly halted work on the Access to the Region’s Core project, saying he needed greater assurances that the $8.7 billion commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River could be delivered on budget. This has left commuters and business leaders wondering if the governor is focused on reducing costs, or whether he intends to cancel one of the nation’s most important transit improvements.”
