“I think we’ve both tightened up and clarified the old ordinance and made sure that there’s a full opportunity for property owners to be heard,” said Historic Preservation Commission Counsel Bill Sullivan.
JESPY Center
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DevelopmentSouth Orange
‘Frustrating’ JESPY Center Hearings Continue as Chair Tells Pros to Meet Offline
“It would really be great if the professionals spoke offline about these things before the meeting so that we don’t have these conversations in real time.” — South Orange Planning Board Chair Harold Colton-Max.
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Testimony was still not completed following a special South Orange Planning Board meeting on August 14.
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DevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
JESPY Center Plan Amended to Include 4th Property Demolition to Improve Circulation
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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DevelopmentSouth Orange
South Orange Historic Preservation Commission Recommends Against JESPY Center Proposal
Commissioners said they supported JESPY’s mission but hoped for adaptive re-use, or “better” design. Their recommendation is non-binding.