October 13, 2011
Maple Shade bars medical pot dispensary (Walsh, The Courier-Post) Maple Shade, Camden County
“The township zoning board Wednesday night unanimously rejected plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary here.”
Board just says no (Levinsky, phillyburbs.com) Maple Shade, Camden County
“The township Zoning Board on Wednesday night unanimously denied a request by a nonprofit group for a medical marijuana dispensary at a former furniture store off Route 73.”
West Milford officials rebuff proposal to assit developers (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) West Milford, Passaic County
“The Township Council has voiced its opposition to proposed state legislation that would provide relief for developers facing prohibitive economic conditions.”
Age-restricted development will not be converted in S.B. (McLafferty, Sentinel) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
“More than 100 homes in South Brunswick will not be converted from age-restricted to market housing after the Planning Board denied an applicant’s request to do so during its Oct. 5 meeting.”
Ewing developer cuts back on housing project near GM site (Karas, The Times of Trenton) Ewing, Mercer County
“A developer withl long-running plans for an unpopular affordable housing development off Parkway Avenue has offered to cut his housing total by half to ease concerns about the project.”
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.”
Monday, December 27, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Religious group, environmentalists battle over preserved land in Edison (Johnson, The Star-Ledger) Edison, Middlesex County
“It’s church vs. nature.”
OPINION
Keep the Dinky stationary (Staff, The Times of Trenton) Princeton, Mercer County
“As discussions continue about Princeton university’s plan for an arts transit district, the commissioner of the state Department of Transportation has expressed support for the proposal, which also involves relocation of the Dinky train station.”
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Litigation Settlement Clears Way For Revitalization Of Carteret Waterfront (Staff, njtoday.net) Carteret, Middlesex County
“Mayor Dan Reiman announced a settlement this week that resolves the borough’s environmental claims against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), and clears the way for revitalization of Carteret’s Arthur Kill waterfront.”
West Deptford Township Planning Board approves plans for electrical plant (Scott, The Gloucester County Times) West Deptford, Gloucester County
“Planning board members here unanimously granted final approval Tuesday night to plans for a 620-megawatt electrical plant that could create hundreds of construction jobs and generate $3 million in revenue per year for the township.”
OPINION
Regardless of ‘most densely populated’ title, N.J. landscape is diverse (Di Ionno, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“Yesterday morning, the federal government released the 2010 Census, which said there were 8,791,894 of us living in New Jersey. This is a paltry 4.5 percent increase from 2000, and will cost us a seat in Congress, but it will not cost us the title of nation’s ‘most densely populated state.’”
JOB
GIS Analyst 1, Weston Solutions — Edison, Middlesex County
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 (Evening)
CRDA funds study to transform parts of Atlantic City into art and medical education districts (Previti, The Press of Atlantic City) Atlantic City, Atlantic County
“The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority voted this afternoon to spend $70,000 for feasibility studies and other preliminary work for the transformation of more than two dozen city blocks into arts and medical education districts bounded by Florida, South Carolina and Baltic Avenues and the Boardwalk.”
S.B. making strides in affordable housing (Slaughter, Sentinel) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
“As another year wraps up, South Brunswick once again has made strides in affordable housing.”
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 (Evening)
NEWS
Rutgers students present solar energy report on Milford (Fasanello, Hunterdon Democrat) Milford, Hunterdon County
“Solar panels could generate more energy than is used here in a year, resulting in income for the borough, according to a study by Rutgers students.”
RFQ
Planning Board/Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney — Borough of Spotswood, Middlesex County
COURTS
O’Brien v. Woodland Township Joint Land Use Board, The Township of Woodland, and New Jersey Pinelands Commission — Appellate Division (Burlington County)
Appellate Division affirms Law Division’s decision that the Joint Land Use Board acted property in denying a subdivision application in the Pinelands.
Monday, December 6, 2010 (Evening)
RFP
City Engineer — South Amboy, Middlesex County
City Planner — Hoboken, Hudson County
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (Evening)
NEWS
Lawsuit takes aim at warehouse approval (Degnan, The Messenger-Press) Robbinsville, Mercer County
“Resident George Vardakis Jr. has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the zoning board’s recent decision allowing a 90,000 square-foot warehouse/office space building to be built on Meadowbrook Road.”
Edison zoning board rejects T-Mobile cell tower proposal (Johnson, The Star-Ledger) Edison, Middlesex County
“The Edison zoning board unanimously rejected T-Mobile’s plan to erect a cell phone antenna site of Elizabeth Avenue — a project residents could have disrupted a nearby natural gas pipline.”
RFQ
Arts & Design Planning Consultant — Great Falls Arts & Revitalization Initiative
Monday, November 22, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
‘Transit Village’ prep progress in Hawthorne (Griffiths, The Record) Hawthorne, Bergen County
“The borough continues to do preparatory work needed to establish Passaic County’s first transit village around its rail station.”
RFP
Zoning Board Planner — Plainsboro, Middlesex County
Zoning Board Engineer — Plainsboro, Middlesex County
Planning Board Planner — Winslow, Camden County
