Tag: Jackson
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Jackson Parke application proposes 1,100 housing units
JACKSON – Testimony is expected to resume on April 1 before the Planning Board on an applicant’s plan to construct 1,100 residential units between Perrineville Road and West Veterans Highway in the Cassville section of Jackson. The applicant, Jackson Parke, is seeking approval of a General Development Plan (GDP) that proposes 551 single-family and multi-family…
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Two men indicted for theft of funds from Holbrook Little League
JACKSON – Two Jackson men who are former officials with the Holbrook Little League have been indicted on charges of theft from the local youth baseball organization. Last week, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced the indictment of Anthony Del Vecchio, 64, and John Lehman, 56, for unlawfully taking money in excess of $75,000.…
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Jackson planners put stamp of approval on 16-home development
JACKSON – The Planning Board has approved an application submitted by BMH Property 1 LLC that proposed the construction of 16 homes on East Veterans Highway near Butterfly Road and Grand Boulevard, Jackson. BMH Property 1 proposed to subdivide a 21-acre property in a residential zone to accommodate the construction of 16 homes and the…
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Jackson zoning board considers proposals for apartment buildings
JACKSON – Testimony is scheduled to continue at the April 17 meeting of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment on two applications that could bring almost 200 apartments to West Veterans Highway. Testimony was heard on March 6 on a pair of applications that have been submitted by Ira Port and Alan Cohn. The board…
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Jackson council president addresses online personal attacks
JACKSON – While saying he “normally ignores the noise that is social media,” Township Council President Robert Nixon has addressed what he described as a series of online personal attacks regarding himself and his family. Nixon raised the issue during the March 12 council meeting at the Jackson municipal building. “I normally ignore the noise…
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Jackson council eases restrictions on emergency generators
JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has adopted an ordinance which will make it easier for homeowners in adult communities to install an emergency generator. The ordinance amends the permitted accessory uses in the Planned Retirement Community (PRC) zone and will allow a backup or emergency generator to be installed at a home upon review…
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Applicant proposes three warehouses on West Commodore Boulevard
JACKSON – Testimony is scheduled to resume at the April 15 meeting of the Planning Board on an application that proposes the construction of three warehouses on West Commodore Boulevard in Jackson. The applicant, 340 West Commodore, LLC, has applied for preliminary and final major site plan approval. The applicant plans to construct three conforming…
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Jackson Township Council hires special counsel to handle religious lawsuits
JACKSON – The Township Council has appointed attorney Marci Hamilton to serve as a special counsel for all legal issues related to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and to the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Council members took the action on Feb. 26 after stating Jackson has a need…
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Jackson council amends noise code to exempt golf courses
JACKSON – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that amends a chapter of the municipal code to exempt golf courses on issues relating to noise. The amendment states that “any private or public golf course operating within the township shall be permitted to begin operations at 6 a.m. any weekday or weekend.” Previously, there…
