Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Concerned residents about the redevelopment of the Honeywell Property released a statement on Monday, just four days after the master plan amendment was approved.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Residents part of the Citizens for Better Planning in Morris Township, the township's group of concerned residents who provide input to the development in Morris Township, oppose the planning board's decision last week that approved the master plan amendment to develeop Honeywell International's property located at 101 Columbia Turnpike. The CCPMT released a statement on Monday, saying that they are disappointed in the planning board's unanimous vote because the redevelopment does not address many of community concerns. They say the "vote was taken despite intense community protest and highly skeptical comments from the public over a period of 2 years." The group claims the planning board hasn't taken into account the documented concerns …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Refutes claims made by current committeeman that candidate's involvement taints the group
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Once again, the debate goes on: Has the proposal for Honeywell to redevelop its corporate campus gotten too political? Have those in or running for office made it so? Citizens for Better Planning in Morris Township—the group that's been at the forefront of the Honeywell debate, urging officials to consider traffic impacts and other concerns—sent us a reply to an article that originally ran on NewJerseyHills.com. The article quoted incumbent Republican Township Committeeman Scott Rosenbush saying Democratic candidate Ron Goldberg had "been working to position himself as an opponent of the application as a campaign issue." Rosenbush went on to say that Goldberg's involvement in the Citizens group could make it an extension of his campaign, …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Says open governance with public participation works best.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Late last week, the Daily Record reported Hanover officials say they'd welcome Honeywell International, if Morris Township shoots down plans to expand the company's corporate campus. In response, the Citizens for Better Planning in Morris Township group, which has watched Honeywell's plan closely and raised concerns to municipal bodies, sent us this letter, saying it should be possible to meet Honeywell's needs and still protect the community. Whay do you think? Citizens for Better Planning in Morris Township, Inc. (CBPMT) seeks to increase awareness of planning issues and the planning process used to resolve them in our Township. We advocate for balanced, open, evidence-based planning. Rational planning decisions benefit the Township as …
Rob Burke
10:09 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Outrageous. Despicable. Underhanded. That's the best description of the classic Jersey technique employed by local governments throughout our great State. Shove the controversial, unpopular plan down the throats of the taxpayers under cover of darkness, by scheduling final hearings in the dead of summer. Mr. Goldberg's letter to the editor published on nj.com yesterday was SPOT ON! There's no … more ›