Paul Goldfinger photo at the North End. . This is the view now, superior even on a bleak day in the Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD. Editor Bogfinger.net. 2/24/25.
There will be a Planning Board hearing at 7 pm on Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 at the Mother Ship. Lawyers for OGNED are seeking final site plan approval to develop the North End. We got a letter from Ansell Law about this session. This planned fiasco has been going on for 18 years, so I won’t be going. Blogfinger has published hundreds of opinion pieces opposing this North End Redevelopment Plan (NERP.)
The last time I witnessed attorney Jennifer Krimko in action was when she shut down the HPC from speaking at a hearing regarding the North End. We reported on that grotesque outrageous denial of free speech in the Committee room. Even the HPC lawyer could not speak. Here is that 2021 link:
The Neptune Planning Board can be expected to approve this “Site Plan.” The letter says that the “amended Ocean Grove North End Redevelopment Plan would have to be approved by February 26, 2025.”
In case you don’t recall, the plan includes: 10 single family 3-bedroom homes; a 40 room, 5 story hotel; 36 2 bedroom and 3 3 bedroom condominiums for a total of 39 residential condominium dwelling units in 3-story and 4-story buildings; first floor retail units of about 7,000 square feet facing the Boardwalk promenade; a subsurface parking garage; surface parking; and related site improvements.
Here is a link to a letter written by a Grover in 2023. It was sent to the Coaster, but we brought it to Blogfinger:
Advice to the Township. “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off!”
BRIAN WILSON: