October 18, 2011
NEWS
Walmart Goes Green With Solar, Wind (Piniat, Lacey Patch) Lacey, Ocean County
“Walmart has confirmed that the company is pursuing a solar energy project at the Lanoka Harbor location in addition to its plan to install wind turbines in the parking lot as part of its renewable energy initiative.”
Warehouse boom in Robbinsville is just one part of regional trend (Clerkin, The Times of Trenton) Robbinsville, Mercer County
“A new flurry of activity in Robbinsville’s warehouse sector is turning the township’s industrial parks into major employers, as a spate of businesses that have recently settled in the area have generated nearly 500 local jobs in the past two years, township officials said.”
OPINION
Zoning denial for N.J. medical marijuana facility is classic NIMBY case (Staff Editorial, The Times of Trenton) Maple Shade, Camden County
“The zoning board in Maple Shade last week turned down a plan for location of a medical marijuana facility in the township.”
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.”
Friday, November 19, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Hearing to resume for detox facility (Kahn, The Lawrence Ledger) Lawrence, Mercer County
“A controversial application to locate a drug detoxification center in a vacant office building at 100 Federal City Road drew a standing-room-only crowd at the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s public hearing last week.”
Developer walks away from Plumsted project (Ruscitti, The Asbury Park Press) Plumsted, Ocean County
“The township’s plan to build a 360-unit senior community near the business district has been scrapped after the developer officially withdrew from the project.”
West Windsor Township hearing to InterCap deal (Musante, The Princeton Packet) West Windsor, Mercer County
“The Township Council is preparing to take action on a packed agenda at this Monday night meeting, including a much-anticipated decision regarding the year-long InterCap litigation.”
RFP
Zoning Board Engineer Attorney/Planning Board Attorney (Fair Haven, Monmouth County)
Friday, November 12, 2010 (Morning)
Amtrak ‘no longer interested’ in tunnel deal with NJ Transit (Rouse, The Record) Trenton, Mercer County
“Talks between Amtrak and NJ Transit on any tunnel project are dead, Amtrak officials said late Thursday.”
Christie’s wife didn’t dig tunnel (MacIntosh, NY Post) Trenton, Mercer County
“New Jersey’s first lady helped kill the Hudson River rail tunnel, according to her hubby.”
Lawrence detox doc: We wouldn’t allow any crackheads (or Medicaid or Medicare patients) (Galler, The Trentonian) Lawrence, Mercer County
“The young Florida doctor who wants to open a 38-bed drug and alcohol detox center at 100 Federal City Road near a condo community and single-family homes says he won’t accept Medicare and Medicade patients because “they tend to bring down the level of our clientele.”
