Thursday, August 11, 2011
NEWS
Livingston Township Officials Fight Court Ruling Over Affordable Housing (Harris, TheAlternativePress.com) Livingston, Essex County
“True to their word, Livingston Township officials voted last month to appeal a court ruling that required changes in the zoning code and helps clear the way for the building of two new housing developments.”
Camp owner petitions for public hearing on planned warehouse complex (O’Sullivan,phillyburbs.com) Mansfield, Burlington County
“A camp owner is continuing his fight to protect the attraction from the potential environmental impact of a planned 2-million-square-foot warehouse complex on adjacent parcels of farmland.”
EMPLOYMENT
Senior Planner, Economic Development — Newark, Essex County
Monday, August 1, 2011
NEWS
Can’t agree on development (Smith, Hudson Reporter) Hoboken, Hudson County
“New Jersey Transit and city officials have failed again to come to an agreement on plans for development near the downtown transit terminal. Now, the city has instructed a planner to draw up designs for the 52-acre site on the south end of Hoboken, which should be unveiled in the fall, according to Mayor Dawn Zimmer.”
Court Approves Construction of 360 Residential Units on Birchwood Avenue (Antonelli, Cranford Patch) Cranford, Union County
“Cranford officials plan to appeal a decision made Friday by a Superior Court judge that will allow a developer to construct 360 residential units at the quiet corner of 215 Birchwood Ave., a street that’s prone to flooding.”
Plainfield seeks rejuvenation strategies (Staff, mycentraljersey.com) Plainfield, Union County
“Representatives from Plainfield joined leaders from 11 other New Jersey cities at a two-day seminar in Trenton last week to explore best practices for tackling vacant property challenges and restoring neighborhoods.”
OPINION
How state zoning rules foster sprawl, hike costs (Evans, for northjersey.com) Statewide
“On a regular basis we hear how sprawl development continues to eat up the last remaining open space across New Jersey, and residents continue to express confusion about how this keeps happening.”
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Town ends suit with Centex (Rosman, News Transcript) Manalapan, Monmouth County
“The Township Committee has approved a resolution which will end litigation that was filed in state Superior Court by Centex Homes.”
Businesses want progress on lower Broadway (Walter, Atlanticville) Long Branch, Monmouth County
“Business owners and public officials met last week to discuss the state of business in the city.”
JOBS
Code Enforcement Officer — Beachwood, Ocean County
Thursday, September 23, 2010 (Morning)
Congressman: Christie ‘a hammer’ in seeking solution to Bayonne Bridge height problem (Kitchenman, NJ Biz) Bayonne, Hudson County
“At a news conference announcing the dedication of funding to solve the Bayonne Bridge problem, Gov. Chris Christie said he would consider the raising or replacement of the iconic bridge marking the port’s entrance a priority for his administration.”
Judge approves settlement between TMB and Livingston (D’Onofrio, The Item of Millburn and Short Hills) Livingston, Essex County
“New Jersey State Court Judge Dennis F. Carey III approved the affordable housing settlement between TMB Partners, LLC and the township of Livingston, Sept. 22 in Newark.”
Committee under fire from environmentalists, developers on zoning (Linehan, Shore News Today) Middle, Cape May County “Are plans for zoning in Middle Township too restrictive for development, or not restrictive enough.”
Emerson council opposes Paramus development (Superville, The Record) Emerson, Bergen County “The Borough Council has adopted a resolution opposing a proposed residential development off Solider Hill Road in Paramus, asking that the site be protected and preserved as open space.”
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
Millburn backs residents on opposition to Livingston’s affordable housing plan (Kelley, The Independent Press) Millburn, Essex County
“The township attorney was expected to attend a fairness hearing today at which the town of Livingston and a developer, TMB Partners, will officially agree on a settlement in a builder’s remedy lawsuit on an affordable housing case. The attorney will tell the court that Millburn officials do not agree with the settlement.”
Friday, September 10, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Vineland sued over Landis project (Funderburk, The Daily Journal) Vineland, Cumberland County
“The owners of the Crown Fried Chicken property on East and Landis Avenues have sued the city and state, claiming the city improperly designed their property as being in need of redevelopment.”
OPINION
Cranford development needs scrutiny (Campbell, for the Cranford Chronicle) Cranford, Union County
“As many of your readers are probably now aware, the Township Committee is currently considering an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by the owners of 555 South Avenue. The owners of this property, Leigh Acquisition, LLC, have sued Cranford pursuant to the Mt. Laurel decisions (COAH), contending that Cranford has failed to meet its (NJ) constitutionally mandated affordable housing requirements, and thus Leigh Acquisition should be able to use the ‘builder’s remedy’ on their property. This ‘remedy’ allows a builder to build a lot more residential units on their land than would be allowed by the zoning ordinance, provided some of the units would be dedicated to low and moderate housing.”
COURT OPINION
Elegant Properties, LLC v. Township of Hazlet (Appellate Division) Hazlet, Monmouth County
Law Division granted a builder’s remedy to plaintiff to permit a 48 dwelling condo complex with a 25% set-aside. Township appealed. Appellate Division remands so the trial judge “can make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law in connection with all aspects of the matter.”
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 (Morning)
Salem among 14 in state with Main Street accreditation (Staff, The Sunbeam) Salem, Salem County
“Salem is among 14 Main Street New Jersey communities that have been accredited as 2010 National Main Street Programs for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center.”
Council OKs Settlement with TMB (Feeney, Livingston Patch) Livingston, Essex County
“Livingston’s Township Council agreed on Monday to settle with TMB Partners in the ongoing ‘Builder’s Remedy’ lawsuit, which is commonly referred to as the affordable housing case.”
Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority approves sales of 130 acres to Port Authority for use as container port; jobs creation seen (Hack, The Jersey Journal) Bayonne, Hudson County
“The Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority yesterday approved the sale of 130 acres of the former Military Ocean Terminal to the Port Authority to build a container port, but it was learned that the 9/11 Teardrop Memorial and Harbor View Park will have to be moved as a result of the deal.”
Could builder bring homes to Xanadu? (Brennan, The Record) East Rutherford, Bergen County
“The owners of Minneapolis’ Mall of America — who for several months have expressed interest in taking over the dormant Xanadu project — were rejected in an effort years ago to construct 5 million square feet of housing at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.”
