Aberdeen to Re-examine Redevelopment Area Near Train Station
After eleven years, the council says it is time to take another look
The Aberdeen Township Council unanimously authorized the planning board to conduct a new study of the approximately 60 acres of township property surrounding the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station at their meeting Tuesday night.
The land was studied in 1999 but according to Township Council Attorney Daniel McCarthy, the council decided to re-examine the property to see what changes have occurred to the land over the past eleven years and ensure that it complies with state laws.
"We just want to make sure the original study still comports with the existing law, because as you can imagine a lot of things have changed since 1999," McCarthy explained.
According to McCarthy, the original study done in 1999 examined the entire redevelopment area, including land in Matawan. The new study will only examine land in Aberdeen.
"There's no requirement," McCarthy said. "We asked the planning board to have a planner look at the original study to see if anything has to be done."
The study will be conducted by Coppola & Coppola Associates, the same company who completed the original study.
hanyton
7:48 pm on Wednesday, December 28, 2011
1999? Its only been 12+ years since the last study. At this rate we won't see progress until 2025!
Nick J
10:48 am on Monday, January 2, 2012
How long will it take for Matawan to follow Aberdeen lead? For the record where are these 60 acres in Aberdeen, and the additional 27 in Matawan? How many parcels of land are in these areas? How many homes and businesses are affected? How does the current economic situation effect the funding to acquiring this land? Has either town made commitments to not use eminent domain to acquire said land in the redeployment area? What is the states commitment to fund this project?
How much money has been wasted on the lawsuit between the two towns and the development firms in the past 7 years. How has this re-zoning impacted the land owners in the in the past 12 years
These are very direct questions, which have direct answers that will not be published.