Friday, January 27, 2012
Municipal complex could not accommodate residents
Turnout at Thursday night's zoning board meeting in Manchester's municipal complex exceeded the courtroom's 240-occupant capacity and forced the adjournment of the variance and site plan application for a skilled nursing facility until sometime in February. Though the plan was to seat the overflow from the courtroom in the building's basement civic center — where an audio account of the meeting would be broadcast — the board ultimately decided that set up would be unfair to anyone unable to witness firsthand the proceedings on the proposed $25 million Manchester Rehab Realty project on Route 571. "It's just in fairness to everyone having the opportunity to hear testimony and see exhibits and to have participation," said board attorney …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Meetings have been held at township schools to accommodate large crowds
After months of holding its meetings at township schools because of large crowds, Manchester's zoning board of adjustment will once again conduct its business at the municipal complex on Colonial Drive in January, though some are not happy with the change. The board has been holding its meeting at Manchester schools since the application for a $25 million Manchester Rehab Realty skilled nursing facility proposed to be built at 3086 Ridgeway Rd., which was first introduced in June, drew hundreds of residents to the zoning board meetings since July.The last time a meeting was scheduled at the municipal complex, it was adjourned for a month because the building could not accommodate the crowd. Meetings have been held at Manchester Township …
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Traffic expert to testify at tonight's meeting at Manchester Township High School
Testimony and questioning in the controversial Manchester Rehab Realty facility variance and site plan application will continue at 7 p.m. Thursday at Manchester Township High School, when the applicant's traffic expert is expected to appear. Though meetings are usually scheduled for the last Thursday of each month, the board had scheduled November's meeting earlier to accommodate the Thanksgiving holiday. At last month’s meeting, testimony focused on an updated site plan proposal for the nursing home facility, and was provided by Michael Thomas of Wall-based Innovative Engineering – along with his firm’s attorney Harvey York. The evening also featured cross-examination from attorney Lisa John, who represents the Manchester Neighbors …
Monday, November 7, 2011
Events this week in and around Manchester
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: Monday, Nov. 7 Tuesday, Nov. 8 Wednesday, Nov. 9 Thursday, Nov. 10 Friday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 12
Friday, October 28, 2011
Expert for the applicant testified at Thursday's zoning board meeting
Testimony and questioning at Thursday's zoning board of adjustment meeting focused on the updated site plan for a controversial skilled nursing facility submitted by the applicant after objectors took issue with the original proposal. The site plan, which was altered to have 180 beds instead of 260 and a larger buffer between the facility and adjacent property, was presented and questioned by opposition attorney Lisa John and members of the public during a meeting that ran for over three hours in Ridgeway Elementary School's multipurpose room. Last month's regular meeting was adjourned so that the applicant, Manchester Rehab Realty, could file the updated plan with the township. Michael Thomas of Wall-based Innovative Engineering planned …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Zoning board will meet at Ridgeway Elementary School at 7 p.m.
Testimony in a controversial skilled nursing facility variance and site plan application is set to continue today, 7 p.m. at Ridgeway Elementary School. This will be the fifth time that the application will appear before Manchester's Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the proposed $25 million Manchester Rehab Realty facility was first introduced in June. Since then, a growing number of residents have spoken out against the application, which they fear may lower their quality of life and property values. Last month's meeting, held in the township high school auditorium, was adjourned after Lisa John, the attorney representing a group of locals opposed to the facility, argued that the site plans must be re-submitted since the applicant reduced …
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Letter was submitted to township administrators after residents ask the board to consider issue
In a letter addressed to township administrators, Manchester school officials expressed concern with traffic safety on Route 571 near the proposed site of a controversial skilled nursing facility and asked that they remain updated of any developments. Opponents of the proposed $25 million facility asked the board at its August meeting to consider the impact the Manchester Rehab Realty complex would have on bus safety along the county highway where are located. Residents had asked the board of education in August to consider the impact the proposed $25 million Manchester Rehab Realty facility would have traffic safety on the county highway which is home to Manchester Middle School and Ridgeway Elementary School. "As you are aware our …
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Concerned residents collected 1,036 signatures which were presented to Mayor Michael Fressola
A petition signed by over 1,000 Manchester residents was presented to Mayor Michael Fressola earlier this week expressing concerns over the controversial variance and site plan application for a skilled nursing facility. The petitioners, in a letter dated on Oct. 10 and received by the mayor's office on Oct. 11, state that Fressola "has not reached out to residents who will be impacted by the proposed nursing home." "It is particularly disheartening that you have taken the words of the applicant at face value even after it has been shown that the applicant was untruthful about the certificate of need," the letter states. In an open letter to the 1,036 petitioners dated Oct. 12, Fressola addresses the certificate of need question and other…
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Board will write to the planning and zoning boards asking to be kept "in the loop"
Manchester's Board of Education said on Wednesday that it will write township officials to note its concerns over traffic safety on roads near two schools should plans for a proposed skilled nursing facility on Route 571 move forward. Opponents of the proposed $25 million facility asked the board at its August meeting to consider the impact the Manchester Rehab Realty complex would have on bus safety along the county highway where Manchester Middle School and Ridgeway Elementary School are located. "After reviewing her concerns internally, we have decided to contact the township planning board," said Donald Webster, Board of Education president. "We're not going to make a specific objection to the planned nursing facility. However, we are …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Meeting will be held at the township's high school
Though originally scheduled for Ridgeway Elementary School because of the large crowd anticipated to come out to hear the application for a skilled nursing facility, the township's September zoning board meeting location has again been moved. The Sept. 22 meeting will be held in the auditorium of Manchester Township High School, 101 South Colonial Dr., at 7 p.m., said board secretary Darlene Garcia. Expert testimony and public comment will continue in the controversial Manchester Rehab Realty application. The elementary school was used for the board's August meeting after the courtroom at the municipal complex could not accommodate the hundreds of concerned residents who appeared at the board's regular meeting in July. The application for…
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Mark Wendell
10:40 pm on Sunday, January 29, 2012
Donald, was that landfill there when you moved in? So you made a mistake and moved in next to a landfill and you think you should get a tax break. That lot was a business when you moved in also, what made you think that the particular type of business was going to stay the same. As far as house's being devalued I doubt that will pan out to be true. When I was home shopping I looked at a few house… more ›