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 for a medical marijuana dispensary at a former furniture store off Route 73.”
West Milford officials rebuff proposal to assit developers (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) West Milford, Passaic County
“The Township Council has voiced its opposition to proposed state legislation that would provide relief for developers facing prohibitive economic conditions.”
Age-restricted development will not be converted in S.B. (McLafferty, Sentinel) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
“More than 100 homes in South Brunswick will not be converted from age-restricted to market housing after the Planning Board denied an applicant’s request to do so during its Oct. 5 meeting.”
Ewing developer cuts back on housing project near GM site (Karas, The Times of Trenton) Ewing, Mercer County
“A developer withl long-running plans for an unpopular affordable housing development off Parkway Avenue has offered to cut his housing total by half to ease concerns about the project.”
Monday, November 29, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Ramapo Planning Board to consider housing plan amid opposition (Lerner, Lo Hud) Ramapo, Bergen County
“The town Planning Board will meet Monday to discuss a controversial plan to build nearly 500 homes on 208 undeveloped acres once used as a farm.”
Zoning Board hearings on continuing-care facility in Wyckoff to begin (Weinberger, Wyckoff Suburban News) Wyckoff, Bergen County
“The Zoning Board of Adjustment will begin special meetings for the Christian Health Care Center’s Vista project next month at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.”
Age restrictions remain an issue for Absecon Gardens condominium complex (Ramirez, The Press of Atlantic City) Absecon, Atlantic County
“Construction has progressed in recent weeks on the Absecon Gardens condominium complex as crews work to finish the first phase in time for an opening early next year. But still uncertain is how old you’ll have to be to live there.”
OPINION
Tax hike for transportation worth expense (Staff Editorial, mycentraljersey.com) Statewide
“The Christie administration’s efforts to increase the gasoline tax should be lauded. However, they must give the public clear justifications of the benefits of yet another tax burden.”
RFQ
Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney (Elizabeth)
Friday, November 19, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Hearing to resume for detox facility (Kahn, The Lawrence Ledger) Lawrence, Mercer County
“A controversial application to locate a drug detoxification center in a vacant office building at 100 Federal City Road drew a standing-room-only crowd at the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s public hearing last week.”
Developer walks away from Plumsted project (Ruscitti, The Asbury Park Press) Plumsted, Ocean County
“The township’s plan to build a 360-unit senior community near the business district has been scrapped after the developer officially withdrew from the project.”
West Windsor Township hearing to InterCap deal (Musante, The Princeton Packet) West Windsor, Mercer County
“The Township Council is preparing to take action on a packed agenda at this Monday night meeting, including a much-anticipated decision regarding the year-long InterCap litigation.”
RFP
Zoning Board Engineer Attorney/Planning Board Attorney (Fair Haven, Monmouth County)
Monday, November 1, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Bridgewater Council OK’s age-restriction conversion of Woodmont development with affordable housing (Longo, The Messenger-Gazette) Bridgewater, Somerset County
“With the collapse of demand for 55-and-older age-restricted housing, developers that previously received approval for such projects earlier in the decade have been clamoring for municipalities across the state [to] lift the age limitation.”
Englewood planning board to revisit master plan (Fabiano, The Record) Englewood, Bergen County
“The Planning Board has agreed to revisit the city’s master plan, less than a year after it was adopted.”
OPINION
Suspend ARC, don’t scrap it (Staff Editorial, The Gloucester County Times) Statewide
“It’s called Access to the Region’s Core. From the outset, the controversial ARC Trans-Hudson Passenger Rail Tunnel was proposed as a regional transportation project, one that would benefit the entire Northeast, not just New York and New Jersey. New Jersey needs the controversial tunnel, but so do rail passengers in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, and Connecticut.”
Doblin: A brave new world after ARC (Doblin, The Record) Statewide
“It’s the day after tomorrow. What was unthinkable a year ago came to pass last week. Governor Christie killed the much-touted, politically favored Access to the Region’s Core project. The world didn’t end; it changed.”
Friday, October 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Gov. Christie extends deadline to consider Hudson River rail tunnel (Staff, The Associated Press) Trenton, Mercer County
“It appears the deadline has been extended to determine whether to continue the biggest public works project under way in the nation.”
PSE&G unveils project to install solar panels at 5 Newark schools (St. Martin, The Star Ledger) Newark, Essex County
“Homes and businesses across the state will run off power generated panels on the rooftops and carports of a handful of Newark schools, PSE&G said today.”
Developer’s application denied (Bockmann, The Times of Trenton) East Windsor, Mercer County
“The township’s planning board this week denied an application by Enchantment at East Windsor LLC to remove age restrictions from a planned housing development, much to the relief of many who attended the board’s meeting.”
Monroe zoning board to decide fate of special-need haven run by “The Greek” (Prato, The Home News Tribune) Monroe, Middlesex County
“The word ‘closed’ has been draped over the Stone Museum and Greek’s Playland sign since February, when the wonderland for disabled children shut its doors as an indirect result of a use-variance denial. An upcoming hearing for the playland could decide whether it closes permanently.”
Glen Ridge board shoots down townhouse proposal (Corbett, The Star Ledger) Glen Ridge, Essex County
“Residents living on the oldest street in Glen Ridge say they want to preserve the character of their neighborhood, where modest, detached homes built in the 19th century sit on narrow but deep wedge-shaped lots.”
OPINION
Christie’s costly tunnel vision (Maraziti, Jr., for The Star Ledger) Statewide
“It’s anyone’s guess if Gov. Chris Christie will pull the plug on the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project. If he does, the argument that it is the ‘fiscally responsible’ thing to do will not hold much water. Why? Because New Jersey’s coffers need ARC.”
Monday, October 18, 2010 (Morning)
Details of Speedwell Ave. plans to be presented (Koloff, The Daily Record) Morristown, Morris County
“Developers and town planners will present more detailed amendments proposed for the Speedwell Avenue redevelopment plan later this month as the project appears to be gaining some traction after being stalled for the past year.”
Haddonfield residents wary of proposed senior housing (Osborne, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Haddonfield, Camden County
“For 127 years, the Bancroft School has stood in the center of what is now Haddonfield’s historic district, its tree-filled grounds surrounded by Victorian homes.”
Would-be Mount Olive, N.J., subdivision being restored to its natural state (Roman, The Daily Record) Mount Olive, Morris County
“The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has completed the first phase of a project to restore a 134-acre parcel of partially developed land in the Highlands Area back to its natural forested state, and officially revealed those changes to the public on Friday.”
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.”
Friday, September 24, 2010 (Morning)
Belvidere Planning Board weight lifting age restrictions tied to 259-home project (Wichert, The Express-Times) Belvidere, Warren County
“The effects a proposed 259-home development would have on the town’s school population lay at the center of a discussion Thursday over lifting age restrictions on the project.”
