The Rev. DeForest “Buster” Soaries listens to a question from his attorney, Peter Lanfrit, during the Oct. 5 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing. The Zoning Board of Adjustment on Oct. 5 heard details of two more mixed-use developments targeted for the Hamilton Street Business District zone. No action was taken on either application because both needed what planners and the …
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Zoning Board of Adjustment members got their first peek Sept. 21 at plans for a 32,000-square-foot school proposed by officials of the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane. Board members heard from only one witness, architect Yogesh Mistry, because a prior application received a long hearing. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Ankush Rakhit, president of the Ananda mandir temple on Cedar Grove Lane, testifies at the Zoning Board’s Sept. 21 meeting. It was a bumpy ride, but representatives of the Anana Mandir finally did get the OK to expand their Cedar Grove Lane temple on Sept. 21. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Angelo Valetutto, left, a planner for RWJ Barnabas, testifies before the Zoning Board of Adjustment Aug. 3. Application approvals for two houses of worship were among the actions taken Aug. 3 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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Architect David McCrorry talks about Central Jersey College Prep’s proposed gym at the April 6 Zoning Board meeting. All systems are “go” for the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School to move into its new digs, now that it has approval for its gymnasium. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Architect Joseph Saphire describes the project to the zoning board. The final piece of what the property owner calls an “event center” on Cedar Grove Lane received approval March 2 from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
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Real Estate expert Chris Otteau was grilled Jan. 19 by a skeptical Zoning Board over his analysis of the single-family home construction market. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hire an independent real estate consultant to vet a developer’s claims that a Cedar Grove Lane tract is only economically viable for a townhouse development. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Zoning Board chairman Robert Thomas said he thought the proposed gym was too small. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School received approval to move into a Mettlers Road building, but it had to temporarily give up a new gym to do so. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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John Mensch, owner of Montauk Transit Service, testifies before the zoning board on Jan. 5. The Long Island-based company that transports the school district’s children received approval Jan. 5 to store its buses on two Route 27 lots. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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Engineer Craig Stires discusses plans for a new home for the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School at the Dec. 15 Zoning Board meeting. A township charter school will have to wait until after the new year to find out if it will be able to relocate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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