SAYREVILLE — Residents interested in the massive redevelopment project known as The Point at Sayreville may want to attend an Oct. 3 Planning Board meeting.
Representatives of the development firm O’Neill Properties will attend the meeting to provide an update on the planned $83 million project, planned for the 453 riverfront acres formerly home to National Lead.
Borough Councilman Bill Henry and Planning Board Chairman John Misiewicz said Monday that O’Neill Properties founder and Chairman Brian O’Neill will attend the Oct. 3 meeting.
“O’Neill Properties will be giving an update on The Point,” Henry said. “They will discuss how far they have been remediating the soil, give an update on who has been contracted to move in, and give an overall update on how that’s moving along.”
The meeting will allow residents to vocalize their concerns and ask O’Neill questions regarding the project.
“Residents can directly ask questions of Brian O’Neill and get a better feel about what’s going on,” Henry said.
The concept plan for The Point was revealed in 2011, calling for 2.97 million square feet of retail, 650,000 square feet of offices, 837,500 square feet of hotel space, and 2,000 residential units. The site spans three miles along the Raritan River.
Concern has been raised in the past regarding contamination at the site, with some worried about levels of PCBs in the soil. O’Neill has been conducting an environmental cleanup, which is set to be completed by the end of the year.
“This meeting is to change and make recommendations to the council regarding the Sayreville redevelopment plan,” Misiewicz said.
“At this meeting, they are coming to do their show about what they have going on.”
Misiewicz emphasized the importance of attending this meeting for anyone who wishes to contribute their thoughts to the project.
“Everyone that complains says we don’t hear anything, but whenever we have a meeting, nobody shows up. Yet everyone has a comment,” Misiewicz said.
“This will be an important meeting to comment and question about their [environmental] grading, the environmental cleanup, and what will be there.”
The meeting will be held at 167 Main St., Sayreville, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3.