Politics & Government

Aberdeen to Present Updated Investigation of Land for Proposed Transit Village

The investigation is an update to the original one conducted in 1999

The Aberdeen Township Planning Board will hold a public hearing about the supplemental and updated preliminary investigation report designating the land surrounding the as an area in need of redevelopment.

According to Planning Board Secretary Maxine Rescorl, not much has changed in this report. The original investigation was done in 1999, and the township council and the planning board felt it was important to update the survey before moving forward.

The purpose of the public hearing is to hear comments from all interested parties regarding the supplemental and updated report, and the Planning Board may take action to adopt the report.

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The hearing will take place on Wednesday, Feb 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the .

The redevelopment land encompasses about 62.81 acres of land surrounding the Aberdeen Matawan Train Station:

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Tax Map Block/Lot Numbers Current Owner Approximate Acreage Block 262/Lot 8.01 Avalon N.J. Urban Renewal Entity, LLC 16.81 Block 259/Lot 1
Aberdeen Township 0.48 Block 259/Lot 2 Ciaglia Custom Builders 0.32 Block 259/Lots 3-7
SPC/Matawan, LLC 2.39 Block 259/Lot 8
NJ Transit 2.33 Block 263/Lot 1 Aberdeen Township 4.23 Block 263/Lot 2 Aberdeen Township Super Fund Site 3.78 Block 1/Lot 1 NJ Transit 0.22 Block 1.01/Lots 1-3 NJ Transit 4.30 Block 2/Lot 2 Second Class Railroad 8.77 Block 3/Lots 1-3 Aberdeen Township 5.09 Block 4/Lots 1-2 Santa Fe Junction Homeowners Inc. 1.95 Block 5/Lot 1 NJ Transit 12.14

A copy of the January 18, 2012 "Supplemental And Updated Preliminary Investigation Report", and map of the area in need of redevelopment, prepared by Coppola & Coppola Associates, is on file for public inspection during the regular business hours between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the offices of the Township Zoning Officer, which is also located at the municipal building.


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