Will the North End Plan take care of increased ground water that could pollute the ocean and the lake? Blogfinger photo.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
This information is obtained from a recording of the Township Workshop Session on May 23, 2019, with Administrator Vito Gadaleta summarizing the “progress” as the Township seeks to move forward with the North End project.
He said that the Township Redevelopment Committee had come to an agreement with the Redeveloper OGNED. Supposedly the parties involved have “resolved all the issues.”
Of course Gadaleta gave no indication as to what those issues are and how they were “resolved.” We expect that the agreement will be made public because the end result of all this talk will be a “re-draft” of the long expected Redevelopers Agreement, a public document, which would have to be signed by Neptune Township.
At Blogfinger we have questioned the procedures which have been followed to move the project to this point. All redevelopment projects are public and are run by the Township.
After the Agreement is finalized, the plan will go to the Planning Board (perhaps at their July meeting) and then will finish up at the Historic Preservation Commission.
We have no information about a site plan or about DEP permits. We want to know about elevations and environmental issues including ground water controls and protection of the ocean and Wesley Lake.
As for the fire cleanup, Gadaleta said that the owner of the building (Robert Dweck) will be receiving permission from the CMA to dismantle part of the boardwalk at the North End so that the debris can be moved westward to waiting vehicles. They expect that this cleanup will happen in one week.
He also reported that he, Mayor Rizzo, William Gannon (an owner of the Dunes), and Robert Dweck, the owner of the White Whale, went to the Governor’s office to seek grants to help the businesses that were lost in the fire.
FATS WALLER:
Kevin: This ad hoc committee seems to be odd in its composition. Usually municipalities apply for grants without going to the Governor’s office. We heard that the building was insured.
Is it possible that there was some other agenda for that visit to Trenton? Maybe the quartet was lobbying for some other favors related to the the North End, such as seeking assistance in obtaining a favorable ruling by the NJDEP/CAFRA regarding the NERP.
I for one, am 100% against using any of my tax dollars for helping any of these people. If they didn’t have insurance, that it their fault. If the owner failed to properly secure or protect his building, that should not be the responsibility of NJ tax payers.
There are too many legal problems here dealing with a building that should not be rebuilt. It looks like more back room deals and corruption to me.
Kevin Chambers