Tag: master plan
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Princeton Planning Board: Community Visioning Survey crucial step in Princeton’s future
Creating a municipal master plan is a data-informed process by which a community outlines its goals for growth. For the Planning Board, its Master Plan Subcommittee, and the resident-led Master Plan Steering Committee, a very important data point is Princeton’s vision for its future as articulated by those of us who live here. As work…
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Monroe mayor proposes creation of Economic Development Advisory Board; dovetails with Master Plan review
MONROE – Mayor Stephen Dalina is proposing the creation of a township Economic Development Advisory Board in efforts to promote economic growth and job creation by aligning local business leaders with elected officials to maximize the talents of the community and its workforce. He will present an ordinance for introduction establishing the advisory board before…
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Allentown master plan review draws questions from Upper Freehold mayor
Municipal officials in the neighboring communities of Allentown and Upper Freehold Township have opened a dialogue as Allentown has undertaken a review of its master plan. A master plan is the document that guides the growth and development of a municipality. In general, a town’s officials review and update their community’s master plan every eight…
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Lawrence Planning Board approves updated open space document
With a few minor tweaks, the revised Open Space and Recreation Plan element of the Lawrence Township Master Plan was approved by the Planning Board following a public hearing earlier this week. Board members reviewed the Open Space and Recreation Plan element in July and set a public hearing and final action on the document…
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Allentown residents may comment on master plan
ALLENTOWN – During its regular meeting at 7 p.m. June 4, the Allentown Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the borough’s proposed master plan. The master plan has been prepared for the board by Thomas A. Thomas and T. Andrew Thomas of Thomas Planning Associates, the board’s planners. The public hearing will be…
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Residents: Former landfill not suitable as recreation location
HOWELL – Two representatives of Howell’s environmental community have voiced their opposition to a former landfill being listed as a potential site for recreation. During a recent Planning Board meeting when Howell’s master plan was being discussed, the inclusion of the former Waste Management Inc. (WMI) landfill on Lakewood-Allenwood Road in the plan’s Parks, Recreation…
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Allentown master plan to be updated
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – An ordinance authorizing a $25,000 emergency appropriation that will be used to hire professional consultants who will prepare a master plan update was adopted by the Borough Council on June 14. A master plan is a series of documents that contains the land use regulations that frame a community’s…