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.”
Monday, July 12, 2010 (Morning)
Planning Board Hearing Continues Regarding MetroPCS’s Request to Install Cell Phone Antennas in Westfield (Warnet, The Alternative Press) Westfield, Union County
“At Thursday night’s Planning Board meeting, MetroPCS’s application to place cell phone antennas on top of 190 Orchard Street, 233 Prospect Street, 307 Prospect Street, and 34 Cowperthwaite Place, continued with testimony on the matter being provided by several experts on behalf of MetroPCS.”
Madison NJ board OKs new pool for Madison Area YMCA (Remaly, The Daily Record) Madison, Morris County
“The Madison Zoning Board of Adjustment Thursday night unanimously approved the Madison Area YMCA’s plans to build a new eight-lane swimming pool.”
Ringwood Planning Board OKs Open Space Plan (Edmond, Suburban Trends) Ringwood, Passaic County
“The Planning Board green lighted a draft of the updated Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP), a document that helps the borough stay on track with its open space acquisition and preservation goals.”
Barnegat Township considering portion of downtown, old landfill, sand mine for redevelopment (Staff, The Press of Atlantic City) Barnegat, Ocean County
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145-acre solar farm being proposed in Carneys Point Township (Dunn, Today’s Sunbeam) Carneys Point Township, Salem County
“Vasta Farms located on Courses Landing Road here is in the early planning stages of a 145-acre solar farm that is projected to produce 10 megawatts of energy.”
