Sunday, March 17, 2013
Here's a look back at some of the top stories on Wayne Patch this week.
A woman’s suspicious death, a house fire, and some budget tweaks were the top news stories of the week in Wayne. The body of Gail Dews, 56, was found at the bottom of a 92-foot gorge in Pennsylvania on Monday. Dews’s husband reported his wife missing shortly before her body was found. Dews died of multiple blunt force injures. Police were interviewing Wayne and Pennsylvania residents. As of Thursday night, no suspects have been named in the case. Police are calling Dews' death 'suspicious.' No one was hurt in what authorities are calling an accidental fire at a house on Indian Road Friday morning. A cigarette in a potted plant may have started the blaze, police said. The average homeowner may see a $190 tax increase rather than a $205 …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Homeowners wanted to divide a 30,000 square-foot property into two smaller lots and build a house on one of the lots.
The Planning Board is being sued for denying an application to subdivide a Pines Lake lot into two smaller properties. A complaint has been filed in superior court against the board and township regarding the board denying Frederick and Barbara Habeeb’s application to split a 30,000 square-foot lakefront property into two separate lots. The complaint states: “The actions of the defendants, the township, and its planning board were arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.” The board was scheduled to discuss the ongoing litigation at a meeting on Monday in closed session. The Planning Board voted to deny the application in September. The homeowners want the denial “set aside and declared null and void.” The Habeebs wanted to divide their …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Here is a sample of what you may find on Wayne Patch this week.
Here is a sample of what we're working on this week at Wayne Patch. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Milky Way applying to Planning Board for exceptions to parking and lighting rules. Non-profit wants to relocate science academy to Totowa Road and build dormitories for 300 students.
The Milky Way Education Center has brought another application before the Planning Board. The school brought a controversial application to construct a new education campus on the BAE Systems property on Totowa Road earlier this year. This newest application involves exceptions for parking and lighting. The application is on the agenda for the board’s meeting on Monday. The Board unanimously approved the Pioneer Academy of Science’s application to relocate to 165,000-square-foot building at 164 Totowa Road and construct dormitories on the second floor. The Milky Way Education Center, a non-profit, runs the academy. The school is currently located in a 19,000-square-foot building in Clifton. The school wants to more than triple its …
40.914955
-74.234272
/articles/academy-applying-for-exceptions-for-new-school
/locations/8695926
Monday, October 22, 2012
Lawyer requests application for 49-acre site be withdrawn from Planning Board.
The Wayne Town Center will remain vacant for a little while longer. Wayne Town Center Associates (WTCA) has requested the Planning Board allow its redevelopment application to be withdrawn “without prejudice” as it evaluates “alternative opportunities” for the 49-acre site. Jerome Vogel, the lawyer representing WTCA, sent a letter to the board earlier this month requesting the application be withdrawn. Vogel states in the letter than an alternative site plan “will be presented in the reasonably near future.” Vogel did not return messages left for him at his office Monday afternoon. The application called for 750,000 square feet of building space to the once-thriving property next to the Willowbrook Mall. It was originally supposed to be …
40.891302
-74.26199
Willowbrook Mall
1400 Willowbrook Mall, Wayne, NJ
/articles/applicant-requests-withdrawal-of-town-center-application
735258
/locations/8051445
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Officials not convinced couple's reason for wanting to subdivide property was sufficient.
The Planning Board denied a couple’s application Monday to subdivide their Pines Lake property. Frederick and Barbara Habeeb applied to subdivide their 30,000 square-foot lakefront property into two smaller lots. The couple recently built a house on part of the land. The rest of the lot remains vacant. Members of the board said they were not satisfied that a good enough argument was made to justify deviating from the average lot size in the neighborhood. Scott Okun said that the couple needed to show “that the benefits of the deviation substantially outweigh any determents and I personally haven’t heard that myself.” The vote was unanimous. Gerome Vogel, the lawyer representing the Habeebs, said the couple would sell the newly created lot…
40.995373
-74.262247
152 Pines Lake Dr E, Wayne, NJ
/articles/board-denies-pines-lake-application
/locations/7902045
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Residents concerned that decision could set a bad precedent for neighborhood.
An application to subdivide a Pines Lake property into two lots could be decided at a Planning Board meeting Monday. Frederick and Barbara Habeeb want to sub-divide their 30,000 square-foot lakefront property on Pines Lake Drive East into two lots: one measuring about 15,800 square feet, the other about 14,500 square feet. Testimony in the matter was heard at a board meeting earlier this month. Residents expressed concern at the meeting that having two smaller lots so close to the lake sets a bad precedent despite the fact that most the properties on the street are approximately the same size. The Pines Lake community is a private neighborhood around Pines Lake. The meeting will be held in the council chamber in the municipal complex …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Pines Lake Drive neighbors say application sets a bad precedent.
A number of residents are speaking out against an application for a man to sub-divide their lakefront property in the Pines Lakes section of town. Frederick and Barbara Habeeb want to sub-divide their 30,300 square-foot property at 152 Pines Lake Drive East into two lots: one measuring about 15,800 square feet, the other about 14,500 square feet. Residents are concerned that having two smaller lots so close to the lake sets a bad precedent despite the fact that most the properties on the street are approximately the same size. The Pines Lake community is a private neighborhood of a few hundreds homes located around Pines Lake, a man-made lake approximately 1.5 miles long and half a mile wide. The lots are technically already two properties…
Store would go on the former Chrysler property near William Paterson University.
A new Quick Chek convenience store and gas station could be built on the former Chrysler Dodge property on Hamburg Turnpike. The application is being heard before the Planning Board. The 6,300 square foot store would be open 24 hours a day. The 2.7 acre property is located across the street from a 7-Eleven convenience store, CVS, and Starbucks cafe. William Paterson University is located a few hundred feet up the road. The store would cater, and most likely employ, students who attend the university. Three existing buildings on the property would be torn down. Unlike the Quick Chek located in Pompton Plains on Jackson Avenue, this store would have seats, 13 inside and 20 outside, for patrons to sit and a gas station. Eight fuel stations, …
40.94424
-74.20385
Hamburg Tpke & Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ
/articles/new-quick-check-could-be-built-on-hamburg-turnpike
/locations/7816728
Thursday, August 9, 2012
High-end stores, fitness center slated to be a part of new shopping center as businesses have slowly come back to property near the Willowbrook Mall.
High-end retail stores and a fitness center could breathe new life into the Wayne Town Center. Wayne Town Center Associates (WTCA) is applying to amend its original site plan to add more retail space to the once vibrant retail outlet located next to Willowbrook Mall. The development project, which dates back to 2006, was designed to construct 700,000 square feet of building space on the 49-acre lot. WTCA wants to expand that footprint to about 750,000 square feet. The Planning Board was slated to hear testimony on the application Monday, but Jerome Vogel, the lawyer representing the WTCA, requested the application be moved to the board’s Sept. 24 meeting. The application calls for the Fortunoff building to be demolished. A new two-story …
EMAP
2:52 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Pines Lake has been forever altered by recent over-building, removing trees and poor drainage. The 1960's law on the books was meant to protect the Community and the natural surroundings long before the property was purchased by this couple. They should have done their homework, not sue. Enough is enough! more ›