Friday, March 15, 2013
Several residents spoke out at the planning board's recent meeting to discuss the potential zoning change for the 28-acre property.
The Clark Planning Board met Thursday night to further discuss a planning report that suggested the town should rezone the 28-acre former U.S. Gypsum paper manufacturing plant on Raritan Road to encourage a new commercial town center. The board originally heard the proposal in February and will present it to the public in a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on March 19 in the Arthur L. Johnson auditorium. The plan, prepared by Planner Kevin O'Brien of Shamrock Enterprises and Town Engineer Richard O'Connor, suggests a new "Limited Commercial Industrial" district for the Gypsum property (which is currently zoned for industrial use) and the ShopRite side of Central Avenue from Raritan Road to the Parkway circle. The vision presented in the plan is for a …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 in Council Chambers above the police station.
The Clark Planning board will meet Thursday night to further dicuss a planning report that suggested the town should rezone the 28-acre former U.S. Gypsum paper manufacturing plant on Raritan Road to encourage a new commercial town center. The board originally heard the proposal in February and will present it to the public in a meeting tentatively scheduled for March 19 in the Arthur L. Johnson auditorium. The plan, prepared by Planner Kevin O'Brien of Shamrock Enterprises and Town Engineer Richard O'Connor, suggests a new "Limited Commercial Industrial" district for the Gypsum property (which is currently zoned for industrial use) and the ShopRite side of Central Avenue from Raritan Road to the Parkway circle. The vision presented in the…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Clark Planning Board met to hear a planning report suggesting how to rezone the 28-acre property to encourage a commercial and retail center.
The Clark Planning Board met on Thursday to discuss a planning report that suggested the town should rezone the 28-acre former U.S. Gypsum paper manufacturing plant on Raritan Road to encourage a new commercial town center. The plan, prepared by Planner Kevin O'Brien of Shamrock Enterprises and Town Engineer Richard O'Connor, suggests a new "Limited Commercial Industrial" district for the Gypsum property (which is currently zoned for industrial use) and the ShopRite side of Central Avenue from Raritan Road to the Parkway circle. The vision presented in the plan is for a new town center – an environmentally friendly commercial center with retail and office space in "a park like setting with tree-lined streets" and with "a central …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday's meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.
Clark's Planning Board will meet Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers. On the agenda for Thursday's meeting is a discussion of a Master Plan update, which will likely involve Mayor Sal Bonaccorso's recent town survey regarding what should become of the former U.S. Gypsum factory property on Raritan Road. In December, Mayor Bonaccorso asked citizens to tell the township what they would like to see at the 28-acre site across from Hyatt Hills Golf Complex and Senorita's Mexican Grill. The mayor mailed a survey (see it below) to all residents, asking for their opinions on how the town should zone the property. The factory was built in 1947 and operated as a paper manufacturer until its shuttering in August 2009. It has been on the …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Interested applicants should reach out to Clerk Edie Merkel.
At Tuesday's Clark Council meeting, Clerk Edie Merkel announced that there are available seats on the Clark Zoning Board. Merkel also said the the Planning Board will likely have openings soon. Residents interest in serving on either board should contact Merkel for an application form at the Municipal Building or via an email to clerk@ourclark.org. Members on both boards are appointed by the mayor and council.
Friday, August 3, 2012
The application was unanimously approved after PNC offered modifications to address the board's traffic concerns.
The Clark Planning Board unanimously approved an application from PNC Bank to build a branch at the corner of Raritan Road and Westfield Avenue, where the 999 Raritan Road Clark Medical Building stands now. The property will span two lots – the corner lot where the medical building is and the adjacent vacant lot next door on Raritan Road. The one-story building will be 3,683 square feet and the property will include 22 parking spaces, a lobby ATM, and a drive-thru with an ATM lane, a banking lane and a bypass lane. Susan Golomb, PNC's director of retail development, explained that the bank will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The board heard testimony from …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.
The Clark Planning Board will meet Thursday evening to discuss a site plan application for a PNC Bank at the corner of Raritan Road and Westfield Avenue. The application is from PNC Realty Group spans two lots – the office building at 999 Raritan Road and the adjacent vacant lot at 987 Raritan Road. PNC is proposing to use both lots to construct a bank with a drive-thru. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers above the police station and is open to the public. Be the first to know. Stay up to the minute on the latest Clark and Garwood news by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and subscribing to our newsletter.
Friday, March 2, 2012
After a six-hour meeting, the project was approved by a 4-3 vote.
After months of meetings, acrimony and objections from residents, the Clark Planning Board ultimately approved the Sangiuliano Group's proposal to build 39 townhomes on the Miele's Greenhouse property at Thursday night's meeting. The meeting in the Brewer Cafeteria began at 7:30 p.m. and lasted for six hours before the board approved the project by a 4 to 3 vote just after 1 a.m. Counsel and witnesses from both the applicant and objectors to the project spoke, followed by two hours of impassioned comments from residents imploring the board to vote the project down. Check back tomorrow for our full story on tonight's meeting.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Brewer Cafeteria.
The Clark Planning Board will meet to discuss the Sangiuliano Group's application to build 39 townhomes on the Miele's Greenhouse property for the sixth time tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Brewer Building cafeteria at 430 Westfield Avenue. In the meantime, after doing business in town for more than a century, Miele's is having a final closeout sale and will shut its doors for good in the next few days, likely closing on March 4. At the last planning board meeting on Feb. 2, the board ultimately decided to ask the applicant for a revised site plan that would incorporate the board's requests over the course of the meetings on the proposal. Several board members also motioned for the results of an environmental report the applicant completed. "…
Monday, February 27, 2012
What's going on in Clark and Garwood the week of Feb. 27.
Garwood Council meets on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall. See a PDF of the meeting agenda in our gallery, right. The Garwood Library is hosting Yoga Sutra for Wellness on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Gulsum Gulee, a local yoga therapist, will demonstrate. Participants are asked to dress comfortably and bring a mat if you have one. As ample floor space is required, registration is limited to 15 participants. For more information, visit www2.youseemore.com/garwood or call 908-789-1670. All are welcome. Garwood will also hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 29, where NJ Transit will present the results of their feasibility study regarding the borough's Transit Village possibilities. The Clark Planning Board will hold another …
WILLIAN CARUSO
8:38 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
TO the mayors statment about my request to meet him and talk about the dangers of rezonning the gypsum property. THE MAYOR LOVES TO GET PEOPLE IN THE COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR TEN MUN. THEN AFTER THEY ARE DONE, HE TURNS INTO A JUNK YARD DOG AND ATTACTS THEM. BECAUSE THE ARE RESTRUCTED TO RESPOND. THATS WHY PEOPLE REFUSE TO GO TO COUNCIL MEETING ANS EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS … more ›