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Continue reading →: Planning for Failure – Part XIAppendix – References and Links Designed with WordPress
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Continue reading →: Planning for FailureMontclair Township’s next meeting to review the 2026 Master Plan reexamination is August 31 at 205 Claremont Avenue at 7pm. My new series “Planning for Failure” is designed to inform the public of the Goals and Objectives of the Master Plan. Read the 10-part series to learn the why Montclair…
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Continue reading →: Planning for Failure – Part X
Conclusion Perhaps one of the most egregious errors the Planner committed to date is connected to the approval of 33-37 Orange Road for 46 units per acre in conflict with the Master Plan and the existing zoning code. As reported by the Montclair Times, August 22, 2019 – “Montclair’s errors…
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Continue reading →: Planning for Failure – Part IX
Tipping Point The 2006 Master Plan reexamination Environment General Recommendation #17 to conduct a build-out analysis to determine at what point our growth tips the scale and the environmental costs become too high was not implemented. The evidence that we have surpassed the tipping point is overwhelming. Revised ordinances require…
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Continue reading →: Planning for Failure – Part VIIIProfitability of PILOTs Alister The 2006 PILOT approved for the Alister does not calculate the annual service charge based upon actual rents; there is only a set amount per unit that escalates to a maximum of $3,300 in September 2034. Current rents for 2-bedroom apartments are over $4,000. What’s even…
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