UPDATE: The June 27 Special Planning Board meeting for the JESPY Center site plan has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
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CommunityDevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
Historic Preservation Commission to Review ‘Revised’ JESPY Center Plan June 20
Village Green contacted JESPY House to ask about the potential purchase of 66 Prospect Street and an amended plan for JESPY Center; a spokesperson responded, “we’re not issuing any public statement on that right now.”
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CommunityDevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
‘We Have to Review this Project’—Planning Board Chair Asks JESPY Supporters to Respect Process
“This is not about whether or not JESPY House is a good organization…If it were, I’m sure this meeting wouldn’t last five minutes. We’d all say ‘yes’ and go home because JESPY is an important part of this community. But the planning board also has a role in this community.”
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CommunityDevelopmentSouth Orange
Winkler: New JESPY Center Will Provide Much-Needed Housing, Services for Adults With Disabilities
More testimony on the 4-story, 80,000 sf development is coming at the May 6 South Orange Planning Board meeting.
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DevelopmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: With Clock Ticking, Maplewood Seeks Greenway Easement from Board of Ed
A $100K benefit to the SOMSD property in Maplewood, negotiated with the developer of The Gleason, is set to expire in May if the Board of Ed does not act.
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“For the past 25 years, the Township has met its affordable housing requirements because it was the right thing to do. It still is.”
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DevelopmentHistorySouth Orange
South Orange Zoning Official Questions Elevation of Proposed 4-Story JESPY Center
“Do you think, on the site where the whole site is being excavated and we’re taking off 300 trucks worth of soil … that it’s an appropriate calculation to use the existing grade on this proposed site for the height?” — South Orange Zoning Official Greer Patras
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DevelopmentGovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood Leaders: New Affordable Housing Law Could Mean More Development & Density
Gov. Murphy signed the “most significant housing legislation in four decades” on March 20. Maplewood officials wish there had been more opportunity for municipal feedback.
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BusinessDevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
‘South Orange Is in High Demand’ Reports Commercial District Exec Melissa Hodge
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreHodge said that the SID is requesting less money from the township for its annual budget and lowering the assessment rate for commercial properties — due to new buildings coming online.
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DevelopmentGovernmentHistorySouth Orange
South Orange Considers Expanding Scope of Historic Planning Commission
Currently fewer than 10 properties in South Orange are designated and protected. Officials say they are looking to balance historic preservation with owners’ rights.