Friday, October 22, 2010 (Morning)
Officials: NJ-NY tunnel cost estimate is $9.77B (Delli Santi, The Associated Press) Trenton, Mercer County
“The cost of building a rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York City is estimated at $9.77 billion, some $4 billion less than the worst-case estimate the governor of New Jersey cited when he canceled the project two weeks ago, three government officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.”
ARC tunnel was on budget through August, documents show (Rouse, The Record) Statewide
“Public documents say a Hudson River tunnel project that Governor Christie terminated on the basis of cost overruns was on budget as of Aug. 31.”
New Jersey Rail Tunnel Needs Tighter Oversight, Federal Document Says (Dopp/Keane, Bloomberg) Statewide
“New Jersey began its stalled $8.7 billion rail tunnel without proper oversight and faces ‘significant risk’ of overruns, according to a document from the Transportation Department inspector general’s office.”
Highlands Act: Chester Township, N.J., is first Morris town to get Highlands OK (O’Dea, The Daily Record) Chester, Morris County
“The township that hosts the office of the New Jersey Highlands Council today became the first Morris County municipality to adopt the master plan written by that body for the region.”
Hawthorne aims to spruce up rail neighborhood, end parking woes with ‘transit village’ concept (Shrestha, The Record) Hawthrone, Passaic County
“The goal is to end a parking nightmare brought on by the local rail station, and in doing so improve pedestrian access to the business district around the station.”
Thursday, September 16, 2010 (Morning)
DCH proposal shakes up Montclair business owners (Prochilo, The Montclair Times) Montclair, Essex County
“The Montclair Planning Board is contemplating whether to declare Valley Road’s DCH site and some surrounding lots an area in need of redevelopment - a move that would grant the municipal government condemnation powers. The specter of having their land and businesses seized using eminent domain has alarmed and enraged some of the landowners involved.”
Borough wants to be a Transit Village (Griffiths, The Gazette) Hawthrone, Passaic County
“The Borough of Hawthrone is seeking to become Passaic County’s first transit village.”
Independence Township agrees to work within Highlands Act guidelines (Novak, The Express-Times) Independence, Warren County
“Township officials’ self-described civil disobedience against New Jersey’s 2004 Highlands Act is over.”
ShopRite developer postpones third Wyckoff Planning Board hearing (Weinberger, Suburban News) Wyckoff, Bergen County
“A Planning Board hearing tonight on a proposed ShopRite off of Greenwood Avenue has been postponed until October, according to the attorney for the developer.”
OPINION
Cranford Special Improvement District (SID) at risk (Krause, for the Suburban News) Cranford, Union County
“After considerable study to protect and develop Cranford’s charm and character, in 1985 under Mayor Edward Force’s leadership, the Township Committee created an SID and established a Downtown Management Corporation (DMC).”
