this is the total gentrification of morristown. the town fathers have been proven correct when they built headquarters plaza. the most architecturally banal building ever to be constructed in a colonial town in America. That's right morristown.. take all the history out of the town. You deserve the troubles that come with gentrification. Morristown has lost its soul. 'nuff said.

Dougherty made Feldman look dumb tonight. Good job Mayor. Feldman, as always, could care less about the 2nd ward!

"...designed mainly for rush-hour drivers and tractor trailers." Tractor trailers?

Really? Another drug store? Why not another bank?
Is this what America is all about, Drugs and Money?

I agree with Rebecca. This is a rush to fill a space at a really terrible and congested intersection that could have been filled with a less intense use.

And by the way, with all this new development, why haven't we really seen a substantial reduction in taxes? Could it be because these new developments place new financial burdens placed on the Town? Like 7 new policemen, etc.?

Traffic near that corner is already horrific. I remember trying to get in and out of the Blockbuster there; it was chaos. I know that I'll avoid going there at all costs.

Traffic is horrible, but I think the main reason for all the traffic is the poor system of traffic lights. I feel like I'll sit at the light for like 5 minutes with a wide open Sussex Turnpike right in front of me, but can't go because the light is red. Its very frustrating.

I used to drive home via Sussex Turnpike and once I got to Sussex Tpke traffic would move fine great! But everyone is backed up just waiting for the light to change. What makes it worse is that the green light is really long on Speedwell (coming into town), but nobody is entering town at 5pm... everyone wants to exit.

So basically, everyone is trying to leave town from Spring Street and Speedwell, they are merging together, then they get stuck at the lights at early street and Sussex ave and just can't move anywhere.

For the people are leaving town, give them the green light and get them out of here! Allow them to flush out of town more quickly to make way for people who live in town who are trying to drive around.

Yes, the amount of cars on the road causes congestion, but if the traffic lights in town make the problem worse instead of making traffic flow more smoothly.

The mayor is a fool. He just wants a "big name company" in our town. It will now take another 10 minutes to get through there, but at least it will be a few less cat calls.
The mayor doesn't live near there. He doesn't care

How much worse will the traffic be now?

Traffic nightmare. Just another reason not to go to Morristown under any circumstances.

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Yeah. Nobody goes to Morristown anymore ... It's too crowded there !

I have to agree with Mary. The Mayor wants to take credit for having a national come to town as evidence that his development work is successful. While I agree with much of what he has done to date, this project was a mistake.

Calling the area between the driveway to the store and Speedwell Ave a "pedestrian plaza" is a joke - made even more laughable when they say it could be used "for events" - really? The only "events" that are going to take place there are illegal tax cab pick-ups, kids hanging out at night, and homeless people loitering. The simple fact that the driveway is to service the **drive-through** is evidence that this design is based on car travel - not being a local, walkable community. Shame on the administration and council for not getting Morristown something better.

This proposal received support because it was far less intense than the prior approved plan, which I agree would have really caused a traffic disaster. This also changes the traffic patterns to eliminate the problems caused by Blockbuster. Indirectly it may also help relieve the congestion caused by the Walgreen and Rite Aid traffic in the Kings lot on South Street.

Historic preservation is alive and well in Morristown but with so much history to protect, sometimes we have to pick our battles. I feel that the TD Bank destroyed the historic character of one of the most important entrances to the Town and created many traffic concerns. That is in a location already served by far more banks than necessary but the old car dealership to be replaced by CVS no longer had its original character or surroundings.. Where were the history buffs then? Rebecca raised many valid points that need to be addressed but they were not sufficient to stop the project. I am glad she and Stefan got their concerns on the record in order to have them considered during the site approval process.

Marge, Rebecca is one tough cookie to figure out. I wonder if she voted against it because she knew it was passed and was posturing. Another example, on one hand she says DeHart Street is too congested, which is debatable, yet on the other hand, she approves the "Iron Bar" owners an 800 person capacity night club................where did she expect those customers to park? Nevertheless, she has a backbone and I hope she runs for Mayor. Her time is now!