Monday, October 18, 2010 (Morning)
Details of Speedwell Ave. plans to be presented (Koloff, The Daily Record) Morristown, Morris County
“Developers and town planners will present more detailed amendments proposed for the Speedwell Avenue redevelopment plan later this month as the project appears to be gaining some traction after being stalled for the past year.”
Haddonfield residents wary of proposed senior housing (Osborne, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Haddonfield, Camden County
“For 127 years, the Bancroft School has stood in the center of what is now Haddonfield’s historic district, its tree-filled grounds surrounded by Victorian homes.”
Would-be Mount Olive, N.J., subdivision being restored to its natural state (Roman, The Daily Record) Mount Olive, Morris County
“The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has completed the first phase of a project to restore a 134-acre parcel of partially developed land in the Highlands Area back to its natural forested state, and officially revealed those changes to the public on Friday.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Thursday, June 17, 2010 (Afternoon)
‘Junkyard’ at a Stalled Housing Development (Neuhauser, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Patch) — Scotch Plains, Union County
“Barely 400 feet from one of the most traveled roads in Scotch Plains, a stalled construction project has led to the creation of an illicit dumping ground, mere feet from the backyards of 14 homeowners.”
State Denies Boxwood Hall in Borough’s Housing Plan (Dengler, The Retrospect) — Haddonfield, Camden County
“The Borough of Haddonfield found itself on the landing side of a redevelopment hurdle on June 10 with notification from the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) that an appeal to change the status of a prominent Haddonfield property was denied.”
