Monday, November 1, 2010 (Morning)
New York Reaches for N.J. Tunnel Funds (Barrett, The Wall Street Journal) New York
“New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie cancelled a massive project to build a new train tunnel from his state to New Jersey, but the billions of federal dollars once set aside for the project may still be crossing the Hudson River.”
Experts Say End of NJ Tunnel Project Hurts Region (Hawley/Mulvihill, Associated Press) Statewide
“When he killed the construction of a new rail line to New York under the Hudson River, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie saved his state’s taxpayers at least $3 billion.”
Barnegat Township expected to bear burden of growth as Ocean County population continues to boom, officials say (Spahr, The Press of Atlantic City) Barnegat, Ocean County
“Experts project Ocean County’s population will grow at nearly triple the rate of the rest of the state through 2016.”
State-of-the-art green development gets go-ahead in Jersey City (Clark, The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“A pioneering environmentally-friendly development in Downtown Jersey City is one step closer to fruition after the Jersey City Planning Board approved the final site plan on Tuesday.”
Zoning board makes final decision on Jenks North (Sheldon, The Ocean Star) Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County
“After nearly two years of hearings on the matter, the zoning board of adjustment, here, has finally made a decision on an application for retroactive site plan approval and use variances for Jenkinson’s North Pavilion — and it was Jenkinson’s that walked away happy on Thursday night.”
