Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NJ Transit derailment renews calls for second tunnel under Hudson River to Manhattan (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“The area between New York Penn Station and the Hudson River train tunnel resembles a big bowl of spaghetti, with wires and tracks and trains veering in every direction.”
New Jersey’s ‘Live Where You Work’ home loan program comes to Camden (Hester Sr., New Jersey Newsroom) Camden, Camden County
“Camden on Tuesday became the 38th New Jersey city or town to join the state’s Line Where York Work program, which provides low-interest, fixed rate mortgage loans to first-time homebuyers who purchase homes in a municipality where they work.”
Developer, Bordentown Township reach financial agreement on waterfront community (O’Sullivan, phillyburbs.com) Bordentown, Burlington County
“A preliminary financial agreement for a planned $300 million waterfront development requires the township to authorize up to $22 million in bonds for infrastructure improvements throughout the multiphase project.”
Jersey City Planning Board forwards McGinley Square redevelopment plan to City Council (McDonald, The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“The Jersey City Planning Board tonight approved a recommendation that the City Council adopt the controversial McGinley Square Redevelopment Plan.”
Developer Moving Forward With His Efforts to Open Outpatient Detox Facility in Lawrence Twp. Building (Tredrea, Lawrenceville Patch) Lawrence, Mercer County
“Real estate developer John Simone is employing a dual strategy in his continuing effort to install a drug and alcohol detoxification facility in a vacant building he owns on Federal City Road in Lawrence Township.”
Thursday, August 12, 2010 (Morning)
Montclair board takes tough line on subdivisions (Wirt, The Montclair Times) Montclair, Essex County
“The Montclair Planning Board served notice this week that it will be taking a hard line on requests for subdivisions that will create substandard sized lots within the township.”
Let it Grow now part of redevelopment plan (Managing Editor, Town News) River Edge, Bergen County
“To continue moving forward with long-term redevelopment plans, the River Edge Council approved an ordinance that places the Let it Grow proposal for condominiums on Ackerson Street within the Kinderkamack Redevelopment Area Plan.”
Weehawken is considering use variance for redesigned residential project just outside Lincoln Tunnel (Arrue, The Jersey Journal) Weehawken, Hudson County
“The township’s Board of Adjustment is to consider a use variance for a development planned for just outside the Lincoln Tunnel at its meeting tonight.”
Sierra Club gives N.J. ‘F’ grade for protection of Highlands region (The Associated Press) Trenton, Mercer County
“An environmental group says state government is failing to adequately protect the picturesque Highlands Region of northwest New Jersey that is the source of drinking water for 5 million residents.”
Merging of boards mulled (Wertime, Register-News) Bordentown, Mercer County
“The Township Committee is investigating the possibility of combining the Planning and Zoning boards into a single Land Use Board.”
