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
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Affordable-housing advocates back Princeton Junction transit village (Costa, The Times of Trenton) West Windsor, Mercer County
“As the long-debated InterCap transit village at Princeton Junction nears final approval by West Windsor officials, groups that advocate for more affordable housing in the state have joined supporting the 800-unit project.”
Jersey City Planning Board to have public hearing on redevelopment of McGinley Square (Staff, The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“The Jersey City Planning Board will meet tonight to hear public comments on the controversial McGinley Square Redevelopment Plan, The Jersey Journal reports.”
High marks for Pier Village (Williams, The Asbury Park Press) Long Branch, Monmouth County
“Crack houses, a rat-infested water slide and boarded up arcades. This was the setting where the Pier Village retail and residential complex was built in a city that had endured decades of decline.”
Affordable Housing Proposal Inches Further (Lee, Bloomfield Patch) Bloomfield, Essex County
“In an unanimous vote with all seven members approving, the Bloomfield Township Council approved creating a pilot program Monday night for a proposed affordable housing complex for senior citizens and people with disabilities.”
Lower Township tells woman, 79, to get rid of six chickens she is raising for eggs (Degener, Press of Atlantic City) Lower Township, Cape May County
“When Claire Nagel heard about a national movement toward locally grown foods, she planted a big garden and got some chickens.”
Monday, December 20, 2010 (Morning)
County planning board approves waterfront plan for Edgewater (Almenas, Edgewater View) Edgewater, Bergen County
“The Bergen County Planning Board has voted unanimously to adopt a plan that will develop the Hudson River walkway in Edgewater.”
Bound Brook Planning Board OK’s Urban Design Plan (Levoy, mycentraljersey.com) Bound Brook, Somerset County
“The Bound Brook Planning Board has incorporated a Downtown Urban Design Plan into the Master Plan, laying the foundation for the borough to think concretely about its future, while also inviting surrounding communities to get involved in their economic futures.”
Monroe zoning board considers allowing homemade amusement park to remain open (Stirling, The Star-Ledger) Monroe, Middlesex County
“In what could be a protracted battle, the Monroe zoning board is weighing whether to grant the owner of Greek’s Playland and the Stone Museum a variance that would allow the quirky landmark to stay open.”
Roseland introduces two rezoning proposals (Burke, The Progress) Roseland, Essex County
“The Borough Council introduced an ordinance change Tuesday, Dec. 14 that would rezone two parcels — one on Eagle Rock Avenue, the other along Eisenhower Parkway — in response to recommendations from the Planning Board.”
Friday, December 17, 2010 (Afternoon)
Judge orders Clifton zoning board to hear synagogue proposal (Petrick/Yellin, The Record) Clifton, Passaic County
“After months of legal wrangling, a state judge Thursday ordered the Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment to hear an application by a Passaic-based synagogue on whether its proposal to build a house of worship in Clifton meeting zoning parking conditions.”
Tewksbury Twp. Committee adopts ordinances about development, land use board applications (Shupe, Hunterdon County Democrat) Tewksbury, Hunterdon County
“Several ordinances pertaining to development regulations were adopted after public hearings at the Dec. 14 Township Committee meeting.”
Newark Man establishes nonprofit agency, builds 35 homes on vacant lots in old neighborhood (Carter, The Star Ledger) Newark, Essex County
“The empty lots Uriel Burwell skipped through as a kid were nothing more than shortcuts from Newark to Irvington.”
Monday, December 6, 2010 (Afternoon)
Zoning Change for Affordable Housing Comes Before Town (Lehren/Connic, Livingston Patch) Livingston, Essex County
“Developers of proposed affordable housing in Livingston hope to clear a zoning hurdle for the property that was once Don’s Drive-In. On Monday night, the township council approved on first reading an ordinance that would do just that.”
Thursday, December 2, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Subtraction pending for addition (Frankel, Bloomfield Life) Bloomfield, Essex County
“Two Halcyon Park residents have been ordered to tear down a home addition that was ruled illegal, even after the township originally gave them a go-ahead to build.”
RFP
Special Project Engineer (Deptford, Gloucester County)
CASE
Dreskin v. ZBA of the Township of Jackson (Appellate Division, Jackson, Ocean County)
Appellate Division affirms Law Division’s ruling that the ZBA did not act in an arbitrary, unreasonable, or capricious manner in granting a conditional use variance to allow a wrestling school as a home occupation.”
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 (Morning)
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NEWS
Transportation agencies discuss impact of ARC tunnel cancellation (Lee, NJBIZ) Newark, Essex County
“The cancellation of the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project continues to cast its shadow over transportation planning in the region, even as agencies pursue other large-scale infrastructure projects, transit officials said Monday morning.”
West Windsor: Township planning parking (Staff, The Princeton Packet) West Windsor, Mercer County
“Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said the township plans to move full speed ahead to build more than 500 new parking spots at the Princeton Junction Train Station, independent of NJ Transit’s plan to privatize parking at 81 of its agencies — Princeton Junction included.”
Zoning Board To Go Forward With Special Hearing (Moses, Hoboken Patch) Hoboken/Weehawken, Hudson County
“Even though the Township of Weehawken has asked to postpone it, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a special meeting Tuesday night, to hear Hoboken unleashed’s application to turn 1714 Willow Ave. into a pet resort.”
RFP
Redevelopment Attorney (Bloomfield, Essex County)
Thursday, November 11, 2010 (Morning)
Planning Board plans on opening door to more businesses (Braff, Pascack Valley Community Life) Westwood, Bergen County
“In an effort to draw more businesses into zone outside of downtown Westwood, the Westwood Planning Board discussed different types of uses they would like to add to the zones on Thursday, Nov. 4. The board is expected to vote on an amendment at its next meeting, scheduled for Nov. 18.”
Village of Ridge exemption obtained, still pending water permits (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) West Milford, Passaic County
“A 50-home development project slated for the town center was given a new lease of life by the Planning Board last week. By a one-vote margin, the Village on Ridge subdivision that was originally approved by the board in January 2005 was given another time extension — valid through Nov. 4, 2011.”
Zoning Board approves Seton Hall Prep field plans (Appelbaum, The Star-Ledger) West Orange, Essex County
“After a two-year battle between Seton Hall Preparatory School and its neighbors, the West Orange zoning board unanimously approved a $7 million construction project at the school this week”
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Planners question credentials of Middletown committeeman coordinating N.J. policy (Penton, The Asbury Park Press) Trenton, Mercer County
“He is an archaeologist who was re-elected last week to a third term as a township committeeman in Middletown.”
Attorney: Rustic Mill developer still committed to project in Manville (Sroka-Holzmann, mycentraljersey.com) Manville, Somerset County
“Borough officials are requesting a face-to-face interview with Rustic Mall owner Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf following what they described as more delays in paperwork before the site can be removed from a national list of contaminated properties.”
Madison, NJ, advances Green Village Road School redevelopment zone (Remaly, The Daily Record) Madison, Morris County
“A silver-screen is not what the borough had in mind when it suggested there could be incentives for a developer who includes a ‘community theater space’ in any redevelopment of the Green Village Road School property.”
Planning Board Addresses Master Plan Re-examination (Elliot, Maplewood Patch) Maplewood, Essex County
“In a rather quiet Maplewood Planning Board meeting, the Board heard comments from the public regarding the ongoing re-examination of the Town’s master plan.”
OPINION
What Role Should Stadiums Plan in Revitalization? (Corbalis, NJ Future) Statewide
“In a recent Star-Ledger op-ed article, Jeff Vanderbeek and Michael Gilfillan (Chairman and Vice Chairman of Devils Arena Entertainment, respectively) tout the success of the Prudential Center in helping to breathe new life into downtown Newark. By all accounts, the arena has been an integral part of a larger renaissance underway in New Jersey’s largest city, and has helped to attract millions of new visitors (along with some of their disposable income) to Newark.”
RFP
Township of Scotch Plains — Planning Board Attorney/Engineer, Zoning Board Attorney
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 (Morning)
Former developer cedes control of two large parcels of land in North Arlington (Lamendola, South Bergenite) North Arlington, Bergen County
“The New Jersey Meadowland Commission (NJMC) has not formally taken possession of two large parcels of land in North Arlington, which have been owned by Cherokee Investment Partners, the company that was looking to build a massive residential development in the Borough, but was essentially stonewalled when the borough refused to invoke eminent domain on businesses on Porete Avenue.”
Zoning Board re-examines application for Twin Ponds (Duffy, The Times of Trenton) Hamilton, Mercer County
“The township zoning board took another look at the long-awaited application for the Twin Ponds age-restricted apartment complex during last night’s meeting, five years after the project was first approved.”
Planning Board Addresses Master Plan Re-examination (Elliot, Maplewood Patch) Maplewood, Essex County
“In a rather quiet Maplewood Planning Board meeting, the Board heard comments from the public regarding the ongoing re-examination of the Town’s master plan.”
