Yard
Sale Sellers List Booklet can be
downloaded (pdf format) and printed here.
Or
you can view the Yard Sale booklet as pages
on this website: page
1, page
2, page
3
Four Ponds (Avaya) Redevelopment
Plan
The Four Ponds Appeal – Where
It Stands and Why Your Help Is Urgently Needed Right
Now!!
** IT’S
NOT OVER YET **
The Middletown Planning
Board Decision
On June 20,, 2012, the Middletown Planning Board voted
9-0 to reject the application of Four Ponds Associates
to build a 342-unit Townhouse/Apartment Complex near
the center of the Village of Lincroft. The Board’s
Resolution of Denial relied heavily on the testimony
of the expert witnesses who were hired by SONIC (Save
Our Neighborhood’s Integrity and Character)
and presented by SONIC’s counsel, Mr. Ron Gasiorowski. The Four Ponds Appeal
Four Ponds has appealed this denial to the Superior
Court of NJ through a “Complaint in Lieu of
Prerogative Writs” suit. The issues in question
are:
a) Was the Planning Board denial arbitrary, unreasonable
or capricious?
b) Were Four Ponds’ proofs so overwhelming that
the Planning Board was required as a matter of law
to approve the application? SONIC Representation During
the Appeal Process
To make it possible for the opinions of local citizens
to be heard during this appeal process, Mr. Gasiorowski
has been retained to continue his work on behalf of
SONIC. Mr. Gasiorowski has filed a Motion to Intervene
on behalf of SONIC, and overcame the objections of
Four Ponds. Representation is critical for community
involvement should a proposed settlement be discussed.
An attempt could be made by Four Ponds to settle this
matter through negotiations, but concurrence on the
part of the Intervener (SONIC) would be a key requirement.
A July 2013 trial date is expected. Fees Incurred and Future Fundraising
During the original Planning Board hearings, which
took just over a year to complete, we incurred $60,000
in professional fees. These fees covered the cost
of counsel and our three expert witnesses, who carefully
built the record that supports the decision of the
Board. Our legal action requires both time and money:
we ask that you show your strong support for our common
cause by donating to the Four Ponds Opposition Fund.
Funds are being collected, escrowed, and disbursed
by the LVGA who is assisting SONIC in the opposition
to this application. Thank you for your concern for
our community’s integrity and character!
LVGA membership & Four Ponds Opposition Fund
Note: The full text of LVGA Director
/ SONIC member Jeff Blumengold's letter, summarized
above, is available here.
Additional information
can be found here, including
press articles about the hearings, the LVGA
Position statement and a site map of the plans.
Recent News
The last Bamm Hollow Planning Board meeting was
on Wednesday, February 29th at 6:30 PM. Read a summary here.
County Multi-purpose Path Construction along CR520:
The paved pedestrian path within Thompson Park
that allows travel along Route 520 between Cross Farm Park
in Holmdel and the Thompson Park entrance in Lincroft was
completed with the addition of two bridges. The County of
Monmouth constructed a pedestrian bridge across the pond
near the Christian Brothers Academy entrance while the Monmouth
County Parks System constructed a pedestrian bridge across
the pond adjacent to Cross Farm Park. We advocated for these
plans to be implemented since 2004, advancing the proposals
through the county and state government with letters, phone
calls, public comment and personal meetings. more>
Middletown Township approves
development at Bamm Hollow property.
The approval allows for the building of 190 single-family
homes on 1+ acre lots with 120 acres of open space on part
of the current Bamm Hollow property. No affordable
housing units (COAH) are planned. Read an Independent
article here,
a Red Bank Green article here
and an Asbury Press Article here.
Read
Middletown Resolution No. 11-169 Authorizing Settlement
Litigation Agreement Bamm Hollow, LCC. This
development is independent of the proposed 342 unit development
planned at the Avaya site.
Middletown to use red-light cameras
to catch violators. Please read the article
that appeared in the May 19, 2011 edition of the Independent
here.
Middletown Library to give $500,000 to
Middletown Township to help offset budget shortfalls.
Published news regarding
the Library: The Asbury Park Press: 3/17/11,
The Independent: 3/3/11
and 2/24/11.
CR 520 Study. Monmouth County
has announced that the County will be commissioning an engineering
firm to study CR520 in 2011. Middletown has assured
the county that the needed improvements to the Acme access
road will be completed. Read more>
Middletown Affordable Housing proposal:
Please see the summary of the November 2010 Annual Membership
Meeting where Middletown Township Administrator, Tony Mercantante,
and Middletown Township Planner, Jason Greenspan, spoke
on this topic. Summary
is here. History: On July 20, 2009 the Township
Committee passed an Ordinance #2009-2979 (Section 3, read
here) that
changes the Master Plan to rezone the Avaya property for
multi-family dwellings, paving the way for a large development
of townhouses (most likely) with 20% of them being Affordable
Housing. (Read Asbury Press article here.)
The Planning Board had held a Special Meeting on Wednesday,
July 15th, at which they adopted a July 2009 Reexamination
Report and Amended Master Plan Land Use Element. The Amended
Master Plan is on the Township's website and can be viewed
at here.
The Planning Board also passed a Resolution, recommending
the adoption of Ordinance #2009-2979. In April of 2010 the
state approved Middletown's Affordable Housing proposal
which was passed by the Township Committe on Dec. 11, 2008.
That proposal can be read here
and included 375 units to be built at the 68 acre Avaya
location on Middletown-Lincroft Rd with 75 designated as
'affordable' rentals. We encourage you to write to our various
public officials to voice your displeasure regarding the
COAH mandate. Feel free to add additional comments of your
own. Letters should be faxed to the numbers shown at the
end of the sample as well as being mailed or faxed to the
Governor. Sample
letter>. Additional information here>
LVGA first to Adopt-a-site in Monmouth
County. Navy Rd island beautified. more>
Pedestrian Safety: The LVGA has made
numerous proposals to address pedestrian safety in the center
of Lincroft, including a center island and crosswalk (summary).
Please show your support for a crosswalk & small island
on CR520 opposite the Dunkin Donuts by mailing us (P.O.
Box 101, Lincroft NJ 07738) a signed petition
or emailing us at info@lincroftvillagegreen.org.
Read more at Pedestrian Safety
and Pedestrian Recommendations
