Tuesday, September 28, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
DEP office to mediate disputes with business rather than take them to court (Fallon, The Record) Trenton, Mercer County
“Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin is resurrecting a program that mediates disputes between the agency and businesses such as land developers over everything from permits to fines, officials said Monday.”
No Agreement on DEP’s New Office of Dispute Resolution (Johnson, NJ Spotlight) Trenton, Mercer County
“The Christie administration yesterday said it was resurrecting the Office of Dispute Resolution, once a much criticized section of the Department of Environmental Protection that environmentalists viewed as weakening the enforcement of pollution laws.”
The Future of the ARC Tunnel (Magyar, NJ Spotlight) Hudson County
“Governor Christie’s unilateral suspension of new work on the $8.7 billion mass-transit tunnel into Manhattan sparked speculation that he was considering abandoning the project in order to use the money to replenish the drained Transportation Trust Fund, which underwrites roads and related infrastructure throughout the state. That theory was bolstered a week ago when Christie’s New Jersey Transit chief confirmed that there had been discussions within the administration about doing just that.”
NJ Transit Proposes Downtown Development (Moses, Hoboken Patch) Hoboken, Hudson County
“New Jersey Transit proposed its tentative plan for the downtown train terminal on Monday night during a well attended public meeting at the waiting room in the Lackawanna Terminal.”
Phillipsburg Planning Board gives preliminary approval to solar field on former Ingersoll-Rand property (Wojcik, The Express-Times) Phillipsburg, Warren County
“A 22-acre solar field proposed for the former Ingersoll-Rand property can move forward as long as the project receives town council’s blessing and completes a number of conditions — including repair of the Route 22 entryway to the site.”
Warren County reaches milestone of 20,000 farmland acres preserved (Wichert, The Express-Times) Warren County
“Down a dirt road and into the foggy pasture of a White Township farm, state and local officials traveled today to celebrate a milestone for the agricultural community in Warren County: 20,000 acres of farmland have been preserved.”
JOBS
Senior Planner Heyer, Gruel & Associates, Red Bank, Monmouth County
Associate Planner Heyer, Gruel & Associates, Red Bank, Monmouth County
Civil/Environmental Engineer ARCADIS, Edison, Middlesex County
Senior Environmental Engineer FPC of Huntsville, Edison, Middlesex County
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (Afternoon)
New fort authority begins to take shape (Davison, Atlanticville) Fort Monmouth, Monmouth County
“With the challenge of drafting S-917, the N.J. Senate Bill creating the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), behind them, officials now look toward the challenges of assembling the authority and actually receiving the property from the federal government.”
Zoners to hear plan for detox center (Kahn, The Lawrence Ledger) Lawrence, Mercer County
“A controversial request for permission to open a drug and alcohol detoxification center tops the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s agenda when the board meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building.”
Old Bridge celebrates acquisition of farm (Ciraulo, Suburban) Old Bridge, Middlesex County
“Old Bridge officials approved a bond ordinance for the purchase of the Cottrell Farm and Whitney Estates on Monday night after years of work to obtain the properties.”
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 (Afternoon)
Former Andover Borough farm may remain open space instead of growing 590 homes (Augenstein, NJ Herald) Andover, Sussex County
“A big developer received an extension for its embattled plan to triple the population of this tiny municipality on Monday night.”
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Millstone moves to protect riparian zone; U.F. waits (Meggitt, The Examiner) Millstone, Monmouth County
“The township has moved to better protect the interface between land and waterways.”
OPINION
Losing prime farmland even more troubling in New Jersey (Byers, New Jersey Newsroom.com) Statewide
“The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world! We should all take note, however, of a new inventory of our disappearing farmland nationwide.”
RFP
Special Legal Counsel (South Amboy Redevelopment Agency) South Amboy, Middlesex County
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.”
