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, 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.”
Thursday, October 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
NEWS
Assembly Panel Approves Measure to Provide No-Interest Loans for Site Mediation (Staff, njtodoay.net) Trenton, Mercer County
“A bill that would provide funding to help local government clean up contaminated properties has received approval from the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.”
South Brunswick candidates: Township can’t support train station (James, South Brunswick Post) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
“Candidates for mayor of South Brunswick said a train station in the township could be a benefit only if infrastructure could be enhanced to support the additional traffic.”
OPINION
Tale of two tunnels: Swiss complete world’s largest; New Jersey stuck with most pathetic (Donohue, The Star Ledger) Hudson County
“It was a dramatic and triumphant scene last week when Swiss workers drilled the final section of the world’s largest tunnel connecting Switzerland with Italy beneath the Alps. News agencies reported a groundswell of Swiss pride sweeping the nation over the accomplishment.”
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Flemington turns to Facebook to engage residents on Master Plan (O’Brien, mycentraljersey.com) Flemington, Hunterdon County
“Flemington has launched a Facebook page to help turn its Master Plan green.”
Retail center, pharmacy, get S. Brunswick OK (James, The Packet Group) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
“The South Brunswick Township Planning Board has granted [approval] for a retail center and pharmacy to be built at the intersection of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane by developer Riya Finnegans LLC.”
Hopewell residents complain about vineyard use (Greene, The Times of Trenton) Hopewell, Mercer County
“Residents of Hopewell Township crowded into the auditorium in Trenton’s Health and Agriculture Building last week for a property-use hearing called to air complaints brought against Sergio Neri’s Hopewell Valley Vineyard.”
OPINION
Not so fast, air this Liberty State Park yacht marina plan fully (Pesin, for The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“Melissa Hayes did an excellent job in her Aug. 7 Jersey Journal piece on the planned yacht marina at the Liberty National Golf Course. As she reported, the Friends of Liberty State Park (FOLSP) oppose the design because it is too close to the LSP public boat launch area.”
JOB
Land Use, Transactional Attorney (New Jersey law firm)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Deptford Township hotel project gains early approval (Hefler, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Deptford, Gloucester County
“The latest vision for a vacant Deptford Township parcel eyed by several developers before the economic downturn has progressed despite the slow economy.”
Residents concerned about New Jersey Motorsports Park’s proposed motocross track (Landau, The Daily Journal) Millville, Cumberland County
“Members of the public voiced their concerns about a proposed motocross facility at the New Jersey Motorsports Park at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.”
OPINION
Affordable housing plan makes town unaffordable (Klein, for the Home News Tribune)
“This is in response to the article in the July 25 edition of the Home News Tribune by Kevin Walsh, Director of Fair Share Housing Center concerning Senate Bill S-1 to eliminate COAH (Council on Affordable Housing).
COURT OPINION
PPF Industrial — Route 130/Exit 8A, LLC v. Planning Board of Township of South Brunswick (Appellate Division) South Brunswick, Middlesex County
Appellate Division affirms Law Division’s decision that Board’s action denying a bulk variance was arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.
