Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Applicant pledges no new contaminants will be introduced on site, which is subject to continued remediation
A former asphalt production site has the Planning Board's blessing to be converted into a contractor storage facility after the site's representatives assured the board new contaminants will not be introduced at the site. The board unanimously approved Davies Consultants application to convert 2 acres of the 45-acre former Nicol Asphalt Company site on Route 37 East into a 16-unit contractor storage facility at a meeting Monday night. The units would by 100 feet by 50 feet at the center of the property, which has been subject to environmental remediation for years. "This is an interim user of the site that I think can be of benefit to the town," board attorney Edward Liston said of a site he previously called a "black eye to Manchester." …
Monday, November 5, 2012
A new date will be determined
The Manchester Planning Board meeting originally scheduled for Monday has been canceled. A new date for the meeting is still to be determined, according to board coordinator Marianne Borthwick. The board was expected to continue hearing an application to turn a portion of the former Nicol Asphault Company site on Route 37 into a contractor storage facility. The applicant was asked last month to present more details regarding the types of materials that can be stored at the site and a summary of the remediation progress. "We need to know more about what's going on," board attorney Edward Liston said at the time. The planning board schedules its regular meetings for the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Complex …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Board asked for more details in application for development on former asphalt production site
Members of Manchester's Planning Board expressed concern that turning a former asphalt production site — where remediation is ongoing — into a contractor storage facility could further damage land that is already a "black eye" in the township. Representatives for applicant Davies Consultants came before the board Monday night to propose a plan where about 2 acres of the 45-acre former Nicol Asphalt Company site would be used for a 16-unit contractor storage facility. The 100 by 50 foot lease lots are proposed for the center of the property, away from the main remediation zone, but the board remained concerned that storing certain equipment would be bad for the site. "My recommendation to the board would be, we have to look at what's going …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Board will meet in Municipal Complex courtroom at 7 p.m.
Manchester's Planning Board members will give a courtesy review to proposed field lighting at the Lakehurst/Manchester Soccer Association complex on Colonial Drive during its regular October meeting Monday night. Also on the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Complex courtroom are administrative approval of a proposed free-standing walkway cover at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting and a minor site plan amendment to construct fenced areas for storage at the Davies Consultants site on Route 37 east. The full draft agenda for the meeting is posted to the township's website.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Board finished hearing testimony at regular meeting Tuesday night
Members of Manchester's Planning Board unanimously approved the site plan for a 519-unit apartment complex on Route 37 while stipulating that — should the township desire within five years — the developer will install sidewalks along the state highway near the project. The board last heard testimony on the Presidential Gardens LLC project during a special meeting in August, when the applicant's engineer and traffic engineer spoke. Before the vote for approval Tuesday night, board members discussed with Harvey York, attorney for developer Kenneth Pizzo, whether the sidewalks would be beneficial or potentially enable dangerous journeys along Route 37. "I think in this case there's nowhere to walk to, so don't encourage them," York said, …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Events in and around Manchester and Lakehurst this week
Sometimes, our busy schedules can mean important local events pass us by. Manchester Patch has rounded up some of this week's best bets below. Feel free to add your events in the comments section below or to our calendar. Tuesday, Sept. 4 Wednesday, Sept. 5 Thursday, Sept. 6 Friday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 8
Board will meet in Municipal Complex courtroom at 7 p.m.
Members of Manchester's Planning Board will continue to hear testimony in the application of a 519-unit apartment complex proposed for Route 37 and Colonial Drive and may vote on the project during a regular meeting Tuesday night. The board last heard testimony on the Presidential Gardens LLC project during a special meeting in August, when the applicant's engineer and traffic engineer spoke. The township planner and emergency management coordinator's concerns are expected to be heard when the board meets in the Municipal Complex courtroom at 7 p.m. No action was taken during the August special meeting which was marked by a concern for parking, traffic, trash disposal and more. Developer Kenneth Pizzo proposes to build 519 largely 1- and …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Testimony offered on application to build complex across from Municipal Building
A 500-plus unit apartment complex diagonally across Route 37 from the Municipal Complex on Colonial Drive may be approved when the Planning Board meets next month. The board heard testimony Tuesday from applicant Presidential Gardens LLC, its engineer and traffic engineer but took no action during a special meeting that was marked by a concern for parking, traffic, trash disposal and more. The application was carried to the board's Sept. 4 regular meeting, when the township planner and emergency management coordinator's concerns are expected to be aired. Developer Kenneth Pizzo proposes to build 519 largely 1- and 2-bedroom units within 26 buildings on a 5-acre tract of land off Route 37. A portion set aside to meet affordable housing …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Manchester's Planning Board will hear application at 7 p.m. in Municipal Complex courtroom
A special meeting of Manchester's Planning Board will be held Monday night as members begin to hear testimony for a proposed multifamily apartment complex in the town center zone. Board members and Harvey York, attorney for applicant Presidential Gardens LLC/Kenneth Pizzo Jr., agreed at a regular meeting earlier this month to hold a special meeting on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Complex courtroom to expedite the hearing process. "It's obvious from the size of this application that it's going to take more than one meeting," said board attorney Edward Liston at the time. "So let's get started." The apartment complex, which is proposed to be built on a 5-acre tract off land diagonally across Route 37 from the Municipal Complex on …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Applicant Pulte Homes said that changes are hoped to spur slow sales
Citing the need to drum up interest in home sales, representatives from a Manchester senior development this week received approval from the township's Planning Board to change landscaping and add new model homes. An attorney for Pulte Homes, owner of the River Pointe community located off of Ridgeway Boulevard, requested two amendments to the site plan at the board's regular August meeting on Monday which aim to "enhance" a visitor's first impression upon arrival. "We're trying to enhance the entrance way and stimulate sales," said attorney James Mullen. "Sales have been slow in the community." Mullen said that about 150 homes sold and closed to date, and only about "a dozen" have been sold in 2012. "We're trying to attract customers to…
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3:37 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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