Thursday, September 30, 2010 (Evening)
N.J Assembly approves extension of town master plan requirement to 10 years (Murray, The Star-Ledger) Trenton, Mercer County
“New Jersey municipalities would be allowed 10 years between reviews of their master plans under a bill approved by the Assembly today.”
Highlands compliance a ‘milestone’ for Byram (Bouchal, NJ Herald) Byram, Sussex County
“Byram Township has become the first municipality to have its petition for basic conformance to the Highlands Regional Master Plan approved by the Highways Water Protection and Planning Council.”
Russo makes presentation before Meadowlands for suitability of Meadow Crossing (Anderson, South Bergenite) Lyndhurst, Hudson County/Meadowlands
“Land use and planning officials from the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) heard testimony from Russo Development about the suitability of their proposed apartment complex in Lyndhurst, called Meadow Crossing, on Sept. 22, but no formal determinations were made and it could be months before the project is ultimately approved or denied.”
Thursday, September 9, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Oakes Pond development dogged by environmental questions (Frankel, Bloomfield Life) Bloomfield, Essex County
“There may be more than meets the eye at the site of a dilapidated industrial complex alongside the Garden State Parkway.”
Byram close to winning Highlands plan OK (O’Dea, The Daily Record) Byram, Sussex County
“Byram is set to become the first municipality to conform to the state’s Highlands regional master plan.”
New Brunswick becomes model for Atlantic City (Barna, The Daily Targum) New Brunswick, Middlesex County
“After finding the state in another economic slump, Atlantic City officials, Gov. Chris Christie and the state legislature are seeking solutions to help spur the economy and redevelop the struggling city — and a large portion of their inspiration is coming from New Brunswick.”
Housing developers want Vineland council to OK grant application (Staff, The Daily Journal) Vineland, Gloucester County
“The owners of a stalled East Vineland residential development are seeking the city’s support to pursue a state affordable housing grant.”
Zoning Board Carries Hearing on River Road Shell Station (Sullivan, Summit Patch) Summit, Union County
“The Zoning Board of Adjustment heard testimony pertaining to the Shell station at the corner of River Road and Passaic Avenue Tuesday night.”
Talley to become new planning director (McDonald, The Montclair Times) Montclair, Essex County
“A current member of Montclair’s Planning Board has been tapped to become the municipal planning and community development director.”
OPINION
Company turning a sealed toxic dump into a solar-energy development (Riordan, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Gloucester County
“Atop a sealed mound of industrial waste on a historically toxic swath of Gloucester County, Bill Geary sees a sunny future.”
Suburbs suffering from Christie’s short attention span (Mulshine, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“If they were going to build a Seaside on the farm next door to his place in Mount Olive, I suspect Bret Wien would like it a lot more than the project that’s planned for the spot.”
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (Evening)
Pro-affordable housing groups want legislation that produces homes near jobs, transit (Hester, New Jersey Newsroom) — Trenton, Mercer County
“Sixteen housing, civil rights, environmental, religious, and special needs organization Tuesday called on the Legislature to replace the state Council on Affordable Housing with a strategy they argue would produce more homes near jobs and transit, instead of approving what they see as a ‘deeply flawed’ Senate bill.”
N.B. transit village plan approved (Amato, The Sentinel) — North Brunswick, Middlesex County
“North Brunswick will see the beginnings of a transit oriented development within the next few years.”
Byram trail plan moves forward (Bouchal, The Herald) — Byram, Sussex County
“The Indian trails of Hopatcong, the smooth terrain of the Mansfield Bike Path in the Byram and the convenient walkways of Stanhope will meet at the historic single-line bridge over the Lackawanna Cut-off on Sparta-Stanhope Road to form the Tri-Community Trail Link System.”
