Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (Morning)
Cherry Hill rejects affordable housing proposal (Walsh, The Courier-Post) Cherry Hill, Camden County
“The township planning board has rejected an affordable-housing proposal for the Short Hills Farm neighborhood, but an almost decade-long fight over the issue seems far from over.”
Plans to build on beachfront lot in Ocean City benefits charity but disturbs neighbors (Miller/Dineen, The Press of Atlantic City) Ocean City, Cape Map County
“A gift by the estate of late candymaker Helen Shriver Schilling is stirring controversy over one of New Jersey’s rarest treasures: an undeveloped beachfront lot.”
Friday, August 20, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie signs wind power bill (Fallon, The Record) Statewide
“New Jersey’s plans to become a leader in offshore wind power received a boost Thursday when Gov. Christie signed a bill that would require the state to eventually generate enough electricity from wind to power 250,000 to 330,000 homes.”
Jersey City Planning Board OKs construction of 436-space parking lot (Staff, The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“As reported in today’s Jersey Journal, the Jersey City Planning Board is permitting a developer to construct a 436-space parking lot at Grove and 18th streets.”
Court denies charity’s bid to build three-story pavilion in Ocean City’s dunes (Ianieri, The Press of Atlantic City) Ocean City, Cape May County
“The charity Angels on the Atlantic, which brings inner-city children to the beach for a day, cannot build a three-story pavilion in the dunes, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.”
COURT OPINION
Lukens v. Ocean City Zoning Board of Adjustment (Appellate Division) Ocean City, Cape May County
Law Division reversed Ocean City ZBA’s approval for a structure within the city’s “Dune and Beach Zone.” Appellate Division affirms.”
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (Afternoon)
Tidal Power Almost Ready for Prime Time (Thompson, NBC New York) — Highlands, Monmouth County
“Even as the latest experimental tidal turbine is about to be placed in New Jersey’s Shrewsbury River this summer, a Top Twenty list of tidal power sites across the state is in the works.”
Anchor Glass redevelopment ordinance introduced (Davison, The Independent) — Aberdeen, Monmouth County
“The Aberdeen Township Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan for the abandoned Anchor Glass site at its June 1 meeting.”
New Common Sense Public Access Rules Proposed for State’s Beaches and Waterways (NJ DEP Press Release) — Statewide
“Commissioner Bob Martin today announced the DEP will create reasonable new rules on public access to the state’s tidal waters, which include the ocean and rivers, with the goal of enhancing access while eliminating burdensome and costly access rules for local governments, businesses and property owners.”
Panhandle Region Plan meeting in Roosevelt (Staff, The Examiner) — Roosevelt, Monmouth County
“The Monmouth County Planning Board will hold its second and final public information session on the draft Panhandle Region Plan.”
