Look past artist Jack Bredin’s view of the 2021 OG North End and imagine how it will look and be after OGNED gets done.
The Centennial House in OG. This is what historic OG ought to be about. But no one protected our town from the OGNED exploiters. Jean Bredin photo for Blogfinger.
North End. Before the White Whale burned. Paul Goldfinger photo. Empty space. Should be developed as a park to benefit all residents and guests. Despite the valuable land in NYC, a large swath was turned into Central Park. Think of the lifestyle possibilities here.
March 23, 2021. Ocean Grove, NJ.
We received a 7 page PDF document today by email, from the NJDEP documenting the CAFRA approval to the Ocean Grove North End Development, LLC c/o Mr. William Gannon and Mr. Joel Brudner of Belmar.
They approved “the construction of a mixed-use development consisting of a 5 story 40 room hotel, two multi-family 3-4 story buildings containing 39 dwelling units, 10 detached 2.5 story single family residences, and a first floor retail area, all constructed over an underground parking garage containing 140 spaces.”
This document also authorizes “stormwater management and landscaping.”
You will notice that the elements of the plan are different from the only approved plan in 2008? This seems to be a violation of land use law and should be investigated
The link to the State PDF is below.
I am not going to attempt to tackle this document, but if any of you have such engineering background, please comment.
There is a provision in there to request a hearing by anyone who feels “aggrieved” by the decision. They have 30 days to make such a request.
Any opinions can be lodged on Blogfinger via our “comment” button below or by email to Blogfinger@verizon.net
Needless to say, we at Blogfinger are disappointed, but there has been next to no overt opposition by the public, and none by Neptune Township, which has allowed this corrupt “zone in need of redevelopment” to proceed. The Township deserves our condemnation and our scorn.
Ocean Grove will never be the same, and its future as a classic and historic small Jersey Shore town looks bleak at the moment.
Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
March 23, 2021.
Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA
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