Tuesday, August 2, 2011
2 Wanaque residential developments do not need to comply with 2004 environmental standards, court panel rules (Baxter, The Star-Ledger) Wanaque, Passaic County
“Two residential developments in Wanaque Borough do not need to comply with environmental rules under the state Highlands Act, a Superior Court panel ruled today.”
New Golden Triangle deal moving forward (Russell, mycentraljersey.com) East Brunswick, Middlesex County
“A negotiated agreement has been worked out between the township and Toll Brothers for the property known as the Golden Triangle that will bring retail space, including a big-box store, and 200 to 400 residential units to the site bordered by Route 18 and Tices Lane.”
Board Pushes Aquatics Center Decision to September (De Bellis, Berkeley Heights Patch) Berkeley Heights, Union County
“Residents appealing the zoning approval for the proposed Berkeley Aquatic Center’s new 51,000-square foot facility on the border of Warren and Berkeley Heights argued that the facility would not be consistent with permitted use under municipal ordinances at the zoning board meeting on Monday night.”
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Source: NJ governor set to stop train tunnel project (Staff, CNN) Hudson County
“The nation’s largest infrastructure project may be about to head off the rails as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prepares to pull the plug on a multibillion-dollar train tunnel beneath the Hudson River, a source close to the project told CNN Tuesday.”
Planning Board OKs Golden Tri zone changes (Ciraulo, Sentinel) East Brunswick, Middlesex County
“Now that the baton has been handed back to the Township Council, the Golden Triangle redevelopment project is one step closer to becoming a reality.”
County eyes Freneau farm acquisition (Hlavenka, Independent) Matawan, Monmouth County
“Monmouth County is eyeing a large parcel of open space in the Freneau section of Aberdeen for preservation through its 2010 Municipal Open Space Grant program, local officials said last week.”
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010 (Evening)
N.J.-funded construction projects in planning, development still frozen for cost-benefit review (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Trenton, Mercer County
“Construction workers were back on the roads today after the one-day government shutdown of state-funded transportation projects, but engineers remanded on the sidelines.”
Bloomfield mayor wants council to back redevelopment (Appelbaum, The Star-Ledger) Bloomfield, Essex County
“Bloomfield’s mayor accused the town council of setting back plans to revive its struggling downtown after failing to approve a resolution on redevelopment last month.”
Builders Move Beyond McMansions in New Jersey (Kaysen, The New York Times) Statewide
“Faced with the prospect that New Jersey’s buildable open space could be gone by midcentury, developers are turning to projects that tap into existing infrastructure, use vacant buildings and emphasize the vertical over the horizontal.”
Thursday, June 17, 2010 (Evening)
East Brunswick moves Golden Triangle plan forward (Racz, inJersey.com) — East Brunswick, Middlesex County
“The Township Council has approved aspects of a proposed settlement of litigation over the redevelopment [of] the Golden Triangle property.”
Christie wants N.J. affordable housing bill approved by end of June (Hester, New JerseyNewsroom.com) — Trenton, Mercer County
“A Christie administration cabinet member Thursday urged the Democratic-controlled Legislature to approve legislation that would change the way affordable housing is provided before it recesses for the summer, an action presently set for June 28.”
Flemington council designates Union Hotel for redevelopment (O’Brien, myCentralJersey.com) — Flemington, Hunterdon County
“The Flemington borough governing body has approved a well-known but vacant downtown property for redevelopment under state law.”
