Thursday, September 9, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Planning Board Hits Brakes on Bancroft (Swanson, The Retrospect) Haddonfield, Camden County
“The Haddonfield Planning Board stared down a 45-day deadline for review of a new borough redevelopment plan on Tuesday night as members insisted they just needed more information.”
7-Eleven may be allowed on Springfield Avenue (Curran, News-Record) Maplewood, Essex County
“The Maplewood Planning Board is expected to decide Sept. 14 whether to permit a 7-Eleven convenience store on Springfield Avenue to settle a lawsuit the property owner brought against the board.”
Friday, August 6, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Camden activists seek boycott of Campbell Soup to save former Sears building (Staff, The Associated Press) Camden, Camden County
“Activists are trying something new in a battle that’s been waging for three years now over two icons in one of the nation’s poorest cities.”
OPINION
Utilities should pay their fair share for land use (Staff Editorial, Hearld News) Statewide
“Land is expensive in New Jersey. For everyone, that is, but utility companies. For them it’s cheap.”
New Providence Planning Board Misses the Mark on Solar Panel Installations (Cattano, Letter to the Editor, The Alternative Press) New Providence, Union County
“During a time of skyrocketing utility costs, dependence on foreign fuel sources and concerns of global climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions, the New Providence Planning Board has taken an extremely conservative, if not backwards, step in its handling of the issue to regulate solar panel (photovoltaic) installations on residential roofs.”
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 (Morning)
Millville prepares to update master plan (Landau, The Daily Journal) Millville, Cumberland County
“Deciding what type of development is allowed around New Jersey Motorsports Park will be a high priority in the city’s newest master plan.”
No hotel on 73, for now (Linnehan, The Voorhees Sun) Voorhees, Camden County
“A recent ruling by the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a 2006 ordinance that does not allow a local developer to construct a hotel complex on the east side of Route 73.”
Highland Park streamlines construction approval process (Hutchins, The Star-Ledger) Highland Park, Middlesex County
“Highland Park took a step this week that Mayor Stephen Nolan hopes will make the small borough more business friendly.”
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 (Evening)
Judge takes Helmetta’s side on snuff mill plan (Donahue, The Sentinel) Helmetta, Middlesex County
“Helmetta has won at least the first round in its legal battle with developer Kaplan Cos.”
Wawa sues county Planning Board (Augenstein, The New Jersey Herald) Andover, Sussex County
“The Wawa corporation of convenience stores is suing the Sussex County Planning Board, claiming its delay in approving a Route 206 location is a needless wait of time for unspecified approvals from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.”
Revitalization project in works for Berlin Borough (Shamlin, The Courier-Post) Berlin, Camden County
“Berlin Borough is working to revitalize the downtown business corridor along the White Horse Pike.”
Hillsborough studies way to control development, preserve farmland (Peterka, The Messenger-Gazette) Hillsborough, Somerset County
“Hillsborough officials are considering using a tool called ‘transfer of development rights,’ abbreviated TDR, to control growth in the township.”
July 2, 2010 (Evening)
Affordable housing will soon open doors in Delanco (Coppock, The Burlington County Times) — Delanco, Burlington County
“A pair of affordable housing projects in Delanco will soon open their doors to senior residents.”
Public Skeptical, Voices Concerns Over Tract Concepts (Dengler, The Retrospect) — Haddonfield, Camden County
“Professionals representing the Borough of Haddonfield presented a draft of a redevelopment proposal for the Bancroft NeuroHealth, Inc., tract to the public on June 23. The presentation and attempt to open up discussion was met with some resistance from borough committees and residents.”
Friday, June 25, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Haddon Heights mayor’s development plan stirring debate (Osborne, The Philadelphia Inquirer) — Haddon Heights, Camden County
“Haddon Heights is the kind of town where residents remember their neighbors’ roof repairs and give visitors directions like “Turn right at the big canons - you can’t miss it.”
Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority approves negotiations to sell Port Authority a third of the former MOT; likely use will be port facility, not housing and commercial development (Hack, The Jersey Journal) — Bayonne, Hudson County
“The board of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority voted 6-0 last night to authorize the agency’s executive director to negotiate the sale of 128 acres at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.”
Public access to N.J. beaches may see setback with revised state regulations (Spoto, The Star-Ledger) — Jersey Shore
“When Shore communities were ordered to improve public access to beaches three years ago, state environmental protection officials hoped the changes would yield a double benefit: More visitors to the oceanfront and more beach replenishment projects.”
Proposed New Jersey Light Rail Expansion Moves Forward (Roman, Metro Magazine) — South Jersey
“The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO), a subsidiary of the DRPA, in close cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), are pursuing new transit service between Glassboro and Camden in Southern New Jersey.”
Changes in N.J. affordable housing near impasse (Rao/Lu, The Philadelphia Inquirer) — Trenton, Mercer County
“Lawmakers on Thursday appeared to be moving toward an impasse on proposed affordable-housing changes, one week after Gov. Christie’s administration pressed the Legislature to approve changes by the end of June.”
Wawa, CVS slated for Maple Shade (Bishop, The Burlington County Times) — Maple Shade, Burlington County
“The convenience store and pharmacy business should get even more competitive along Route 73.”
OPINION
Embrace the energy value of the wind and the sun (Staff Editorial, The Home News and Tribune)
“Energy from the wind and sun will not end our addiction to fossil fuel. But it will help ease the consequences.”
Thursday, June 24, 2010 (Afternoon)
Eminent domain takes ‘center’ stage (again) (Frankel, Bloomfield Life) — Bloomfield, Essex County
“The planning board has begun the tedious process of approving a sweeping redevelopment plan for Bloomfield Center — although one local merchant is fighting the municipality.”
Borough Unveils Bancroft Plan, Claims No Developer (Dengler, The Retrospect) — Haddonfield, Camden County
“In an unusually busy kick-off to the summer session in Haddonfield, last Friday the town released a draft of a redevelopment plan for the Bancroft NeuroHealth, Inc. tract, should the property become available in the near future.”
Vote expected tonight in Bayonne to set up negotiations to sell to Port Authority a third of Peninsula that had been designated for housing, retail, restaurants, and hotels (Hack, The Jersey Journal) — Bayonne, Hudson County
“Turned away in a previous land deal at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey could become the largest property owner at the former military base.”
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Transportation Study of Jersey City/Hoboken Border Area Hosts Open House This Week (Whiten, The Jersey City Independent) — Jersey City/Hoboken, Hudson County
“As Jersey City and Hoboken both prepare redevelopment plans for the area east of the Palisade near Paterson Plank Road along the cities’ border, transportation planners are trying to figure out the best way to improve connectivity between the cities’ street grids, which don’t match up and often lead to heavy automobile traffic in the area.”
COAH denies petition for Boxwood Hall (Linnehan, The Haddonfield Sun) — Haddonfield, Camden County
“Estaugh Commons and Health Resources of New Jersey LLC saw its petition denied by the Council on Affordable Housing to include the Boxwood Hall property for its third-round of Haddonfield’s Housing Element and Fair Share plan last week.”
Bromley residents want ‘scarlet letter’ lifted (Duffy, The Times of Trenton) — Hamilton, Mercer County
“The Township’s sprawling redevelopment zone could become history if a group of residents get their way.”
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Board to vote on Cherry Hill business area plan (Roh, Courier-Post) — Cherry Hill, Camden County
“The Cherry Hill Planning Board plans to vote Monday on recommendations for the Golden Triangle business area surrounding Garden State Park.”
The Regional Planning Board of Princeton blesses Westerly Road Church building (Staff, The Trenton Times) — Princeton, Mercer County
“After a more than decade-long search for a new location and a marathon public hearing that stretched across four meetings and took up more than 15 hours, the Westerly Road Church has finally been given permission to build a new house of worship on the environmentally sensitive Princeton Ridge.”
White Township zoning board settles dispute over trucking business (Wichert, The Times-Express) — White, Warren County
“After township residents complained about a trucking business operating across the street from their Route 519 homes, the squabble between the neighbors evolved into a zoning dispute over whether trucking is even allowed at the site.”
Friday, June 18, 2010 (Morning)
Chatham Twp. field light regs no comfort to Madison neighbors (Robinson, The Madison Eagle) — Madison, Morris County
“While a proposed playing field light ordinance before the Chatham Township Committee is getting one more review before it comes to a vote, any changes are likely to placate Madison neighbors who call the ordinance’s provisions inadequate to protect their properties from glare.”
Berkeley Heights Planning Board Skeptical of Town Houses Proposed for Sherman Avenue (Ver Hoven, The Alternative Press.com) — Berkeley Heights, Union County
“A plan for building 11 town houses on Sherman Avenue in Berkeley Heights was proposed at the Berkeley Heights Planning Board meeting Wednesday Night.”
N.J.’s oldest traffic circle celebrates 85 years of confusing motorists (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) — Pennsauken, Camden County
“Eight and half decades ago — before it became the nation’s most congested state and drivers confused right-of-way with “get outta my way!” — New Jersey gave America the highway traffic circle.”
New beach-access rule / Sensible compromise (Press Editorial, The Press of Atlantic City) — Atlantic City, Atlantic County
“The state Department of Environmental Protection made a muddle of the simple concept of public access to the beaches and bays with its overreaching 2007 rules. A state appeals court ended up slapping down the agency in a ruling that severely undermined the DEP’s authority over the state’s beaches.”
