Planning Board Talks Master Plan Wednesday
The Land Use and Circulation Element portion of the Montclair Master Plan will be discussed, which will lay out a blueprint for the township for the next 30 years.
Montclair Planning Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on the adoption of the Unified Land Use and Circulation Element of the Montclair Township Master Plan at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. Download Executive Summary of Land Use + Circulation Element Draft. In February, Montclair Planning and Community Development Director Janice Talley gave an overview of the land use element of the Master Plan. Unlike traditional land use plans, the township included a never-before used circulation element, which will take into account the different sorts of transportation in town. “What the township is preparing is not a typical land use plan,” said Talley. “This is really a land use and mobility plan [which will be…
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frank rubacky
10:28 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
In all fairness, none of the 3 slates or the mayoral candidates addressed the master plan draft during the campaign. Of course, can't say I recall reading about someone asking, either. Also, Mayor Jackson won every ward except for the 1st, and he lost only by a 100 votes or so. That said, I expect that the 1st Ward will push back considerably on these plans. For example, Montclair Sate's Master … more ›